WC(1) General Commands Manual WC(1)
NAME
wc - word count
SYNOPSIS
wc [ -lwc ] [ name ... ]
DESCRIPTION
Wc 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 char-
acters delimited by spaces, tabs or newlines.
If an argument beginning with one of ``lwc'' is present, the specified counts (lines, words, or characters) are selected by the letters l,
w, or c. The default is -lwc.
BUGS
4th Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 WC(1)
