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

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

DESCRIPTION
       Print  byte, word, and newline 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

AUTHOR
       Written by Paul Rubin and David MacKenzie.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002 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.



wc (textutils) 2.1	    July 2002			    WC(1)