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, −−bytesprint the byte counts
−m, −−charsprint the character counts
−l, −−linesprint the newline counts
−−files0−from=Fread input from the files specified by NUL−terminated names in file F
−L, −−max−line−lengthprint the length of the longest line
−w, −−wordsprint the word counts
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput 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 coreutils 'wc invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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