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How to implement wc command using awk?

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

Here in flwng code \n is not working

2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:

Files: a.txt
This is test line
End of line

a.sh
a.awk


3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts):

the code i tried;
a.sh:
awk -f a.awk a.sh

a.awk:
BEGIN{
l=0
w=0
c=0
}
{
n=length($0)
for(i=1;i<=n;i++)
{
ch=substr($0,i,1)
if(ch==" " || ch=="\n")
w++
else if(ch=="\n")
l++
else
c++
}
}
END{
print("lines=",l)
print("words=",w)
print("characters",c)
}


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