Attach filename to wc results on massive number of files

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Original question is about the synchronizing of echo and wc -l output, but this definitely enhanced more than I expected. I just installed pigz, and will give it try soon.

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Except that they are synchronized. The problem was always all your other processes stomping on your file simultaneously.

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