wc — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
wc [options] [files]
options
files
The wc (word count) program prints a count of bytes, words, and lines in (presumably) a text file.
wc
$ wc myfile 24 62 428 myfile
This file has 24 lines, 62 whitespace-delimited words, and 428 bytes.
-l
Print the line count only.
-w
Print the word count only.
-c
Print the byte count only.
-L
Locate the longest line in each file and print its length in bytes.
