wc — print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
wc
[OPTION
...] [FILE
...]
wc
[OPTION
...] −−files0−from
=F
Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
−c
, −−bytes
print the byte counts
−m
, −−chars
print the character counts
−l
, −−lines
print the newline counts
−−files0−from
=F
read input from the files specified by NUL−terminated names in file F
−L
, −−max−line−length
print the length of the longest line
−w
, −−words
print the word counts
−−help
display this help and exit
−−version
output version information and exit
The full documentation for wc is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and wc programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info wc
should give you access to the complete manual.
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