


WC(1L)                                                     WC(1L)


NNAAMMEE
       wc - print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       wwcc   [-clw]   [--bytes]   [--chars]   [--lines]  [--words]
       [file...]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This manual page documents the  GNU  version  of  wwcc.   wwcc
       counts  the  number  of bytes, whitespace-separated words,
       and newlines in each given file, or the standard input  if
       none  are  given  or  when  a file named `-' is given.  It
       prints one line of counts for each file, and if  the  file
       was given as an argument, it prints the filename following
       the counts.  If more than one filename is given, wwcc prints
       a  final  line  containing the cumulative counts, with the
       filename `total'.  The counts are printed  in  the  order:
       lines, words, bytes.

       By default, wwcc prints all three counts.  Options can spec-
       ify that only certain counts be printed.  Options  do  not
       undo others previously given, so wwcc _-_-_b_y_t_e_s _-_-_w_o_r_d_s prints
       both the byte counts and the word counts.

   OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       _-_c_, _-_-_b_y_t_e_s_, _-_-_c_h_a_r_s
              Print only the byte counts.

       _-_w_, _-_-_w_o_r_d_s
              Print only the word counts.

       _-_l_, _-_-_l_i_n_e_s
              Print only the newline counts.

       The long-named options can be introduced with `+' as  well
       as  `--', for compatibility with previous releases.  Even-
       tually support for `+' will  be  removed,  because  it  is
       incompatible with the POSIX.2 standard.



















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