WC - Count lines, words, and characters in text files WC, like its Unix namesake, prints a count of the number of lines, words, and characters in the text files named as arguments on the command line. If more than one file is given, the total counts for all files is also printed. Usage: WC file [...] Copyright (c) 1987, Bryan Higgins. The author may be reached/rewarded at 1802 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94703 One of the Kramden Utilities.