wc

Print newline, word, and byte counts.

Last updated: 2026-07-05 Report error

Syntax

$wc [OPTIONS] [FILE...]

Examples

$wc file.txt

Examples

$wc -l file.txt

Typical use cases

Count lines

wc -l file.txt

Count words

wc -w file.txt

Note Combine -l, -w, and -c flags as needed.

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