Open/Display Content of a File
Explore how to display and manipulate file contents in Bash using the cat and wc commands. Understand their syntax, options, and practical usage for reading files, counting words or lines, and redirecting output to manage files efficiently.
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wc
Definition:
wc (word count) is used to get word count, newline count, byte and characters count in the files specified in its input.
Syntax:
wc [option] [file]
Options:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -m | Print the character counts. |
| -c | Print the byte counts. |
| -l | Print the newline counts. |
| -w | Print the word counts. |
| -L | Print the length of the longest line. |
Examples:
Execute the following example. Here, 6 is the number of lines, 9 is the number of words, and 65 is the number of ...