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2 .TH WC "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
4 wc \- print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files
7 [\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
10 .\" Add any additional description here
12 Print line, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if
13 more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -,
16 \fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fR, \fB\-\-chars\fR
19 \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-lines\fR
20 print the newline counts
22 \fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-max\-line\-length\fR
23 print the length of the longest line
25 \fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-words\fR
29 display this help and exit
32 output version information and exit
34 Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
36 The full documentation for
38 is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
42 programs are properly installed at your site, the command
46 should give you access to the complete manual.
48 Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
50 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
51 warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.