WC(1)			 HP-UX 5.0			 WC(1)

     NAME
	  wc - word, line, and character count

     SYNOPSIS
	  wc [ -lwc ] [ names ]

     HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
	  Level:    HP-UX/STANDARD

	  Origin:   System V

	  Native Language Support:
		    8-bit data, customs, messages.

     DESCRIPTION
	  Wc counts lines, words, and characters in the	 named	files,
	  or  in the standard input if no names appear.	 It also keeps
	  a total count for all named files.   A  word	is  a  maximal
	  string  of  characters  delimited  by	 spaces, tabs, or new-
	  lines.

	  The options l, w, and c may be used in  any  combination  to
	  specify that a subset of lines, words, and characters are to
	  be reported.	The default is -lwc.

	  When names are specified on the command line, they  will  be
	  printed along with the counts.

     BUGS
	  Wc counts the number of  new-lines  to  determine  the  line
	  count.   If  an ASCII text file has a final line that is not
	  terminated with a new-line character, the count will be  off
	  by one.

	  If there are very many characters, words, and/or lines in an
	  input file, the output may be hard to read.  This is because
	  wc reserves a fixed column width for each count.