minix man page for wc

WC(1)							      General Commands Manual							     WC(1)

NAME
       wc - count characters, words, and lines in a file

SYNOPSIS
       wc [-clw] file ...

OPTIONS
       -c     Print character count

       -l     Print line count

       -w     Print word count

EXAMPLES
       wc file1 file2	   # Print all three counts for both files

       wc -l file	   # Print line count only

DESCRIPTION
       Wc reads each argument and computes the number of characters, words and lines it contains.  A word is delimited by white space (space, tab,
       or line feed).  If no flags are present, all three counts are printed.

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