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What command is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters contained in a file?
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Anupam Thakur said:
8 years ago
The wc (word count) command in Unix/Linux operating systems is used to find out number of newline count, word count, byte and characters count in a files specified by the file arguments.
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Nv narayana said:
1 decade ago
wc -l A to count the no of lines in file.
wc - c to count the no characters in the file.
wc-w to count the no of words in the file.
wc - c to count the no characters in the file.
wc-w to count the no of words in the file.
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Adarsh said:
6 years ago
wc is the right ans for this question becase wc <file name > uses for cout lines, no of word and total char.
Suresh said:
1 decade ago
wc: The command it self contains the word count.
It counts the number words are available in the file.
It counts the number words are available in the file.
Swapneel said:
1 decade ago
wc -l filename : will give the no.of lines.
wc -w filename : will give the no.of words in the file.
wc -w filename : will give the no.of words in the file.
Sonali shelke said:
8 years ago
wc is the only command in Linux which is used for counting total no characters, words and lines.
Raj Singh said:
1 decade ago
[root@station2 ~]$ wc install.log
806 1620 32292 install.log
806 1620 32292 install.log
Reet said:
1 decade ago
wc--- will give the number of lines words and bytes.
Vineet said:
9 years ago
wc -l filename -> lines words character.
Anupam Thakur said:
8 years ago
The full form of WC is word count.
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