wc Command - Print Newline, Word, and Byte Counts

The wc command is used to count lines, words, and bytes in files or standard input. It is commonly used in text processing and scripting.

Syntax

wc [options] [file...]

Examples

wc file.txt

wc -l file.txt

cat file.txt | wc -w

Notes

• Use -c for byte count, -w for word count, -l for line count.
• Can be combined with cat and grep for advanced text processing.
• If no file is specified, wc reads from standard input.