wc -- character/word/line count program (EXTERNAL) [v2.0] Written by Jeff Ding syntax: wc [-c] [-w] [-l] [-t] [-d] [-e] [-m] ex: wc text.file1 text.file2 text.file3 wc apple.txt -lw -m60 wc read.me -d138 'Wc' with no options prints the number of characters, words, and lines in the given file. The file type is not checked so any file of any type can be given on the command line. Up to five file names can be given on the command line at any one time. AppleWorks word processor files are supported. The standard delimiter between two words is a space. The standard end of line delimiter is a carriage return. If more than one file is given on the command line, 'wc' version 2.0 will print the grand total of characters, words, and lines. If wildcards are used, the grand total will be printed after every file matching the wildcard starting with the second file. Printing of the grand total is also subject to the -c,-w, and -l options. Options are as follows: -c: print character count. -w: print word count. -l: print line count. -t: print grand totals only. -d: delimiter for end of line. Enter the ascii value of the character after the -d. -e: delimiter between words. Enter the ascii value of the character after the -e. -m: wrap margin. Use this option to force the number of lines to increment at either a specific margin or a space within 9 characters of the margin. This option is good for files that use a carriage return to specify paragraphs instead of lines. Allowed values are 0 through 255. A 0 value has the same effect as not using the option. Note: You can mix the -c, -w, -l options in different combinations. The hi-bit of each character in the file is ignored.