wc - LinuxCommand - UnixCommand

Prints the number of bytes,words,and lines in files.

SYNTAX

wc[OPTION}..[FILE]..

Options

wc -c

--bytesprint the byte counts

here we are assuming a file called index.html.

root@aspx-desktop:/media/sda7/# wc -c index.html
13976 index.html

wc -m

--charsprint the character counts

root@aspx-desktop:/media/sda7/# wc -m index.html
13976 index.html

wc -l

--linesprint the newline counts

root@aspx-desktop:/media/sda7/# wc -l index.html
418 index.html

wc -w

--wordsprint the word counts

root@aspx-desktop:/media/sda7/# wc -w index.html
1196 index.html