How to use the wc command | Linux commands part 7

#wc #bash #linux #terminal
On Linux and Unix-like operating systems, the wc command allows you to count the number of lines, words, characters, and bytes of each given file or standard input and print the result.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the wc command through simple and practical examples.
wc filename : to count the no of lines words and characters/bytes in a file.
wc -l filename : to count the no. of lines.
wc -w : to count the no. of words.
wc -c : to count the no. of characters/bytes.
wc -L : to count the no. of characters/bytes of the longest line of the file .

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[sudhakulkarni]

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