31 lines
648 B
Groff
31 lines
648 B
Groff
.TH WC 1
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.SH NAME
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wc \- count characters, words, and lines in a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBwc\fR [\fB\-clw\fR] \fIfile\fR ...\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH OPTIONS
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.FL "\-c" "Print character count"
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.FL "\-l" "Print line count"
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.FL "\-w" "Print word count"
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX "wc file1 file2" "Print all three counts for both files"
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.EX "wc \-l file" "Print line count only"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Wc
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reads each argument and computes the number of characters, words and lines
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it contains.
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A word is delimited by white space (space, tab, or line feed).
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If no flags are present, all three counts are printed.
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