[kanchilug] 1D1C - wc
- From: Dhana Sekar <tkdhanasekar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ILUG-C <ilugc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, kanchilug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:34:25 +0530
command: wc
purpose: print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
syntax: wc [options] filename
examples:
1. To print the byte counts
$ wc -c filename
2. To print the character counts
$ wc -m filename
3. To print the newline counts
$ wc -l filename
4. To print the length of the longest line
$ wc -L filename
5. To print the word counts
$ wc -w filename
6. $ wc
prints A B C filename
A - Number of lines
B - Number of words
C - Number of bytes
regards,
dhanasekar
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