wc

Print newline, word, character and byte counts for files.

Runs as wc|macOS, Linux, Windows

Command form

ai-draft · 1 task · 5 fields

Counts for files or standard input.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui wc

Count lines, words and bytesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Files*

file

Lines

-l

Words

-w

Characters

-m

Bytes

-c

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Count

fileslineswordscharsbytes

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Files

path · positional 0 · repeatable

Lines

boolean

-l

Words

boolean

-w

Characters

boolean

-m

Bytes

boolean

-c

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed wc against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.