wc - display a count of lines, words and characters
SYNOPSIS
wc [-l] [-w] [-c] [filename...]
DESCRIPTION
The "wc" command counts lines, words, and characters in files, or in the standard input if no filename appears. It also keeps a total count for all named files. A word is a string of characters delimited by SPACE, TAB, or NEWLINE characters.
OPTIONS
-l display line count
-w display word count
-c display character count
The default for this command is -lwc, displaying all counts. If any options are specified, only those counts will be displayed.