Linux Commands-WC: Count the number of lines, words, and bytes of a file

Command format

WC [OPTION] ... [FILE] ...

Command format

-C,--bytes
The number of bytes to print.

-M,--chars
The number of characters to print.

-L,--lines
The number of lines to print.

-L,--max-line-length
Prints the length of the longest line.

-W,--words
The number of words to print.

--help
Displays help information.

--version
Displays version information.

Instance

A) print the LS command to help document the number of lines, words, and bytes.

[[email protected] cmdline]$ ls--help | WC    123     850    7592

Linux Commands-WC: Count the number of lines, words, and bytes of a file