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wc command

wc :- The wc command is a utility used in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to count the number of lines, words, and characters in a file or input. It can also display the size of a file in bytes.

  • wc filename.txt :- Count the number of lines, words, and characters in a file.
wc filename.txt

wc command switch

  • -l :- Display only the number of lines in a file.

    wc -l filename.txt

  • -w :- Display only the number of words in a file.

    wc -w filename.txt

  • -c :- Display only the number of characters in a file.

    wc -c filename.txt

  • -L :- Display the length of the longest line in a file.

    wc -L filename.txt