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bc and wc utilities???
Hi,

Can anybody explain bc and wc system utilities in Unix?

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How about

Code:
man bc 
man wc
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I don't have UNIX terminal else i would have done !!!
Could u please help?

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How about

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man bc 
man wc
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This looks like homework. Please do not post homework problems.
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No sir,

Its not homework .... i am simply claryfying my doubts. is asking doubts also non-acceptable? I don't think so

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This looks like homework. Please do not post homework problems.
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Please find the unix man pages on the internet... After reading these, if you do not understand something, please feel free to shoot up questions..

Unix man pages: index
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Bc is basic calculator, wc is used to count the words in the file.
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