Roadmap to becoming a developer in 2022
You can not select more than 25 topics Topics must start with a letter or number, can include dashes ('-') and can be up to 35 characters long.
 
 
 
 
 

15 lines
897 B

# WC - Text Processing
The `wc` command is a commonly used tool in Unix or Linux that allows users to count the number of bytes, characters, words, and lines in a file or in data piped from standard input. The name `wc` stands for 'word count', but it can do much more than just count words. Common usage of `wc` includes tracking program output, counting code lines, and more. It's an invaluable tool for analyzing text at both granular and larger scales.
Below is a basic usage example for `wc` in Linux:
```bash
wc myfile.txt
```
This command would output the number of lines, words, and characters in `myfile.txt`. The output is displayed in the following order: line count, word count, character count, followed by the filename.
Learn more from the following resources:
- [@article@Linux wc Command: Text Counting](https://labex.io/tutorials/linux-linux-wc-command-text-counting-219200)