Which of the following commands is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters contained in a file ?
Correct answer: B. wc
- A. count p
- B. wc
- C. wcount
- D. countw
Explanation
wc, or word count, reports a file's number of lines, words, and characters, and commonly also its bytes. The other names are not standard Unix commands for this purpose.
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