3 wc \- count characters, words, and lines in a file
5 \fBwc\fR [\fB\-clw\fR] \fIfile\fR ...\fR
18 .FL "\-c" "Print character count"
19 .FL "\-l" "Print line count"
20 .FL "\-w" "Print word count"
22 .EX "wc file1 file2" "Print all three counts for both files"
23 .EX "wc \-l file" "Print line count only"
27 reads each argument and computes the number of characters, words and lines
29 A word is delimited by white space (space, tab, or line feed).
30 If no flags are present, all three counts are printed.