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Operating system: Linux: Command: File: Word: Count: How to count the amount of words in a file?

Nov 22nd, 2003 09:18
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 22 November 2003 - 06:07 pm -------------------

Operating system: Linux: Command: File: Word: Count: How to count the 
amount of words in a file?

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -Type the command

   wc <your filename>

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    e.g.

     wc ddd.dok


 2. This will print

    <word total> <newline total> <bytes total> <yourfilename>

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    e.g.

     5 6 12 ddd.dok

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    if the content of this file 'ddd.dok' is:

    1 2

    3

    4

    5

    6

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Type

 wc --help

for the options.

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