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NAME
   wc - count lines, words, and characters in files

SYNOPSIS
   wc [-lwc] [file] ...

DESCRIPTION
   Wc  prints  the  number of lines, words, and characters in the
   named files. The filename "-" specifies the standard input.  A
   total is also printed.  A "word" is any sequence of characters
   delimited by white space.

   The  options  -l,  -w, and -c specify, respectively, that only
   the line, word, or character count be printed.  For example,

      wc -lc foo

   prints the number of lines and characters in "foo".

   If no files are given, wc reads its  standard  input  and  the
   total count is suppressed.

DIAGNOSTICS
   name: can't open
        Printed  when  an  input file can't be opened; processing
        ceases

AUTHORS
   David Hanson and friends (U. of Arizona)























