wc(1)

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

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

     DESCRIPTION
          This documentation is no longer being maintained and may be
          inaccurate or incomplete.  The Texinfo documentation is now
          the authoritative source.

          This manual page documents the GNU version of wc.  wc counts
          the number of bytes, whitespace-separated words, and
          newlines 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
          containing 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 status code
               indicating success.

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