


WC(1L)							WC(1L)


NNAAMMEE
       wc - print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       wwcc [-clw] [--bytes] [--chars] [--lines] [--words] [--help]
       [--version] [file...]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This manual page documents the  GNU  version  of	wwcc.   wwcc
       counts  the  number  of bytes, whitespace-separated words,
       and newlines in each given file, or the standard input  if
       none  are  given	or  when  a file named `-' is given.  It
       prints one line of counts for each file, and if	the  file
       was given as an argument, it prints the filename following
       the counts.  If more than one filename is given, wwcc prints
       a  final	line  containing the cumulative counts, with the
       filename `total'.  The counts are printed  in  the  order:
       lines, words, bytes.

       By default, wwcc prints all three counts.	Options can spec-
       ify that only certain counts be printed.	Options  do  not
       undo others previously given, so wwcc _-_-_b_y_t_e_s _-_-_w_o_r_d_s prints
       both the byte counts and the word counts.

   OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       _-_c_, _-_-_b_y_t_e_s_, _-_-_c_h_a_r_s
	      Print only the byte counts.

       _-_w_, _-_-_w_o_r_d_s
	      Print only the word counts.

       _-_l_, _-_-_l_i_n_e_s
	      Print only the newline counts.

       _-_-_h_e_l_p Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero sta-
	      tus.

       _-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n
	      Print  version  information  on standard error then
	      exit.

















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