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

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

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, --bytes
	print the byte counts
-m, --chars
	print the character 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

Written by Paul Rubin and David MacKenzie.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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 coreutils wc

should give you access to the complete manual.

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