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NAME
     wc - print the number of bytes, words, and lines in files

SYNOPSIS
     wc [-clw] [--bytes] [--chars] [--lines]  [--words]  [--help]
     [--version] [file...]

DESCRIPTION
     This manual page documents the GNU version of wc.  wc counts
     the  number  of  bytes, whitespace-separated words, and new-
     lines in each given file, or the standard input if none  are
     given or when a file named `-' is given.  It prints one line
     of counts for each file, and if the file  was  given  as  an
     argument,  it  prints the filename following the counts.  If
     more than one filename is given, wc prints a final line con-
     taining  the  cumulative  counts, with the filename `total'.
     The counts are printed in the order: lines, words, bytes.

     By default, wc prints all three counts.  Options can specify
     that  only  certain  counts be printed.  Options do not undo
     others previously given, so wc --bytes --words  prints  both
     the byte counts and the word counts.

  OPTIONS
     -c, --bytes, --chars
          Print only the byte counts.

     -w, --words
          Print only the word counts.

     -l, --lines
          Print only the newline counts.

     --help
          Print a usage message and exit with a non-zero status.

     --version
          Print version information on standard output then exit.