WC(C)                          FSF                          WC(C)



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

SYNOPSIS
       wc [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION
       Print  line,  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, --bytes, --chars
              print the byte counts

       -l, --lines
              print the newline counts

       -L, --max-line-length
              print the length of the longest line

       -w, --words
              print the word counts

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Paul Rubin and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation for wc is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.   If  the  info  and  wc  programs  are   properly
       installed at your site, the command

              info wc

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU textutils 2.0           July 2001                       WC(C)