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NAME
     wc - word count

SYNOPSIS
     wc [ -c ] [ -l ] [ -v ] [ -w ] [ name... ]

DESCRIPTION
     Wc counts lines, words, and characters in the named files,
     or in the standard input if no name appears.  A word is a
     maximal string of characters delimited by spaces, tabs or
     newlines.

     If you specify any of the options -l, -w, or -c, the
     selected counts (lines, words, or characters) are displayed.
     The default is -lwc.

     The -v option asks for a verbose output format with headers.

OPTIONS
     -c  Calculates the number of characters in the file.

     -l  Calculates the number of lines in the file.

     -v  Asks for a verbose output format with headers.

     -w  Calculates the number of words in the file.

EXAMPLES
     The following invocation of wc prints a line of headers
     labeling each value returned, followed by a line of the
     actual values for the file test:



          wc -v test


     The next invocation of wc prints a heading line, followed by
     the number of lines and characters in the file test:



          wc -lcv test


RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

     [USAGE]        Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
                    terminated.

     [P_WARN]       A system error occurred. Execution continues.



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                    See intro(2) for more information on system
                    errors.

SEE ALSO
     ls(1), du(1).


















































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