NAME

wc − word count

SYNOPSIS

wc [ options ] [ files ]

DESCRIPTION

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

OPTIONS

−c Character count is output. 

−l Line count is output. 

−w Word count is output. 

The default is −clw. 
 

4th Berkeley Distribution  —  1 August 1985