WC(1)                    User Commands                    WC(1)





NAME
       wc  -  print the number of newlines, words, and bytes in
       files

SYNOPSIS
       wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       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, --bytes
              print the byte counts

       -m, --chars
              print the character counts

       -l, --lines
              print the newline counts

       -L, --max-line-length
              print the length of the longest line

       -w, --words
              print the word counts

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Paul Rubin and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABIL-
       ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       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 wc

       should give you access to the complete manual.



wc 5.3.0                 November 2004                    WC(1)