NAME
wc - word count

SYNOPSIS
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 maximal string of
characters delimited by spaces, tabs or newlines.

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