NAME
     wc - word count

SYNTAX
     wc [-lwc] [ name ... ]

DESCRIPTION
    Wc counts lines, words and characters in the named files, or in the 
    standard input if no name appears.  A word is a string of characters 
    delimited by spaces, tabs or newlines.  The counts are output for each
    file, and a total count is output if there is more than one file.

    If an option argument is present, the specified counts (lines, words, or 
    characters) are selected by the letters l, w, or c.  The default is -lwc.
