WC(1)                                                                    WC(1)



NAME
       wc - word count

SYNOPSIS
       wc [ -lwc ] [ name ... ]

DESCRIPTION
       _W_c  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)