WC(1)                            User Commands
WC(1)



NNAAMMEE
       wc - print newline, word, and byte counts for each file

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       wwcc [_O_P_T_I_O_N]... [_F_I_L_E]...
       wwcc [_O_P_T_I_O_N]...
       _-_-_f_i_l_e_s_0_-_f_r_o_m_=_F

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE,
       and a total line if more than one FILE is specified.
       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       --cc, ----bbyytteess
              print the byte counts

       --mm, ----cchhaarrss
              print the character counts

       --ll, ----lliinneess
              print the newline counts

       ----ffiilleess00--ffrroomm=_F
              read  input  from the files specified by
              NUL-terminated names in file F

       --LL,
       ----mmaaxx--lliinnee--lleennggtthh
              print the length of the longest line

       --ww, ----wwoorrddss
              print the word counts

       ----hheellpp display this help and exit

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              output version information and exit

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Written by Paul Rubin and David MacKenzie.

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software.  You may redistribute
       copies  of  it  under  the terms       of
       the      GNU      General      Public      License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO
       WARRANTY,  to  the extent permitted by law.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       The  full  documentation  for wwcc is maintained as a
       Texinfo manual.  If the iinnffoo and wwcc programs
       are properly installed at your site, the  com‐ mand

              iinnffoo wwcc

       should give you access to the complete manual.



wc 6.7                           December 2006
WC(1)
