wc

Linux · Text · available in the simulator

What it does

Count lines, words, and characters.

Syntax

wc [-l] [-w] [-c] [-m] [archivo...]

Options and parameters

• -l

  Count lines.

  wc -l archivo.txt
• -w

  Count words.

• -c

  Count bytes.

• -m

  Count characters.

• -L

  Display the length of the longest line.

Usage examples

• wc archivo.txt
• wc -l archivo.txt
• wc -lwm archivo.txt

Related commands

• awk
• cat
• cut
• diff
• grep
• head