NAME

wc - count lines, words, and characters in files



SYNOPSIS

wc [-lwc] files...



DESCRIPTION

Wc prints the number of lines, words, and characters in the named
files.
The filename "-" specifies the standard input.
A total is also printed.  A "word" is any sequence of characters
delimited by white space.

The options -l, -w, and -c specify, respectively, that only the line,
word, or character count be printed.  For example,



wc -lc foo



prints the number of lines and characters in "foo".

If no files are given, wc reads its standard input and the total
count is suppressed.




DIAGNOSTICS

name: can't open

Printed when an input file can't be opened; processing ceases



AUTHORS

David Hanson and friends (U. of Arizona)