WC(1)                     USER COMMANDS                     WC(1)



NAME
     wc - word count

SYNOPSIS
     wc [ -lwcp ] [ -s_p_a_g_e_s_i_z_e ] [ -v ] [ name ... ]

DESCRIPTION
     _W_c counts lines, words, characters and (optionally) pages in
     the  named  files,  or  in  the  standard  input  if no name
     appears.  A word is a maximal string of characters delimited
     by spaces, tabs or newlines.

     If an argument beginning with one of  ``lwcp''  is  present,
     the  specified  counts  (lines, words, characters, or pages)
     are selected by the letters l, w, c, or p.  The  default  is
     -lwc unless -v is specified.

     The -s option specifies that pages are _p_a_g_e_s_i_z_e  lines  long
     instead of the defaut 66.

     The -v option asks for a verbose output format, with  column
     headers and including pages by default.


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