.Dd February 1, 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 prints the number of lines, words and bytes in each .Ar file , unless set differently with flags. 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 The .Nm utility is compliant with the .St -p1003.1-2008 specification.