UNIX: wc Command

wc Command:

This wc command is useful to identify the content strength of a file like, no of lines, no of words and no of characters.

wc -l path/filename.txt

 -l    Display no. of lines

-w   Display no. of words

-c    Display no. of characters

w –l /etl/IS/Data/ck2.txt

wc -lcw abc_file.txt