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.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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.TP 5
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.B \-c
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# Print character count
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.TP 5
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.B \-l
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# Print line count
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.TP 5
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.B \-w
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# Print word count
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP 20
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.B wc file1 file2
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# Print all three counts for both files
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.TP 20
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.B wc \-l file
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# 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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