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Old 05-28-2008
bc and wc utilities???
Hi,

Can anybody explain bc and wc system utilities in Unix?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 05-28-2008
How about

Code:
man bc 
man wc

# 3  
Old 05-28-2008
I don't have UNIX terminal else i would have done !!!
Could u please help?

Quote:
Originally Posted by nua7
How about

Code:
man bc 
man wc

# 4  
Old 05-28-2008
This looks like homework. Please do not post homework problems.
# 5  
Old 05-28-2008
No sir,

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

Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
This looks like homework. Please do not post homework problems.
# 6  
Old 05-28-2008
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
# 7  
Old 05-29-2008
Bc is basic calculator, wc is used to count the words in the file.
 
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