NAME

wc − word count

SYNOPSIS

wc [ −lwcpt ] [ −bbaud ] [ −spagesize ] [ −u ] [ −v ] [ file ... ]

DESCRIPTION

Wc counts lines, words, and characters — and, optionally, pages and the print time — in the named files, or in the standard input if no file names appear.  A word is a maximal string of characters delimited by spaces, tabs, or newlines. 

OPTIONS

If an argument beginning with one of ‘lwcpt’ is present, the specified counts are selected by the letters:

lCount lines. 

wCount words. 

cCount characters. 

pCount pages. 

tCount time. 

The default is −lwc (count lines, words, and characters) unless −v is specified. 

−bbaud
Figure the time at the specified baud rate instead of the default 300 baud. 

−spagesize
Pages are pagesize lines long instead of the default 66. 

−uPrint the time based on uucp transmission time, about 90% as fast as normal. 

−vDisplay a verbose output format, with headers and including pages and time by default. 

Sun System Release 0.3  —  27 April 1983