wc.1

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.\" SCCSID: @(#)wc.1	8.1	9/11/90
.TH wc 1 
.SH Name
wc \- count words, lines, and characters
.SH Syntax
.B wc
[\fB\-lwc\fR] [\|\fIname...\fR\|]
.SH Description
.NXR "wc command"
.NXR "file" "getting word count"
.NXR "file" "getting line count"
.NXR "file" "getting character count"
The
.PN wc
command counts lines, words and characters 
in the named files, or in the standard input if no name appears.
A word is a maximal string of
characters delimited by spaces, tabs or new lines.
.PP
If an argument beginning with one of ``lwc'' is present,
the specified counts (lines, words, or characters)
are selected by the letters
.BR l ,
.BR w ,
or
.BR c .
The default is
.BR \-lwc .
.SH Options
.IP \fB\-c\fR 0.3i
Displays number of characters only.
.IP \fB\-l\fR 0.3i
Displays number of lines only.
.IP \fB\-w\fR 0.3i
Displays number of words only.