.Dd October 8, 2015 .Dt WC 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm wc .Nd word count .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl c | Fl m .Op Fl lw .Op Ar file ... .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm writes the number of lines, words and bytes in each .Ar file to stdout. If no .Ar file is given .Nm reads from stdin. .Sh OPTIONS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl c | Fl l | Fl m | Fl w Print the number of bytes | lines | characters | words. .El .Sh STANDARDS POSIX.1-2013.