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.TH WC "1" "August 1999" "GNU textutils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
wc \- print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B wc
[\fIOPTION\fR]... [\fIFILE\fR]...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
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.
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-bytes\fR, \fB\-\-chars\fR
print the byte counts
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-lines\fR
print the newline counts
.TP
\fB\-L\fR, \fB\-\-max\-line\-length\fR
print the length of the longest line
.TP
\fB\-w\fR, \fB\-\-words\fR
print the word counts
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B wc
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B wc
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info wc
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.