Linux

wc

SafeCount lines/words

wc -l <file>

Counts lines (-l), words (-w) or bytes (-c).

Examples

  • grep -c error app.logCount 'error' lines

Syntax

wc [-l] [-w] [-c] <file>

Before you run it

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