WC(1) — USER COMMANDS

NAME

wc − word count

SYNOPSIS

wc [ −lwc ] [ filename ... ]

DESCRIPTION

wc counts lines, words, and characters in filenames, or in the standard input if no filename appears. It also keeps a total count for all named files. A word is a string of characters delimited by spaces, tabs, or newlines.

OPTIONS

lCount lines.

wCount words.

cCount characters.

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

When files are specified on the command line, their names will be printed along with the counts.

EXAMPLE

angel% wc /usr/man/man1/{csh.1,sh.1,telnet.1}
18761122365895 /usr/man/man1/csh.1
674331020338 /usr/man/man1/sh.1
26011106834 /usr/man/man1/telnet.1
28101564393067 total
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