---
name: "ea-alc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ea-utils"
version: "1.1.2+dfsg-9+b3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ea-alc"
---

# ea-alc(1)

ea-utils: Approximate line counts for each file.

## NAME

alc - ea-utils: Approximate line counts for each file.

## SYNOPSIS

**alc** \[*-o*\] *\<file1\>* \[*\<file2\>*\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

Approximate line counts for each file.  Attempts to be somewhat compatible with "wc **-l**" by default.

**-o**\|--only            Output line count only for a single file. **-w**\|--window \<int\>    Read \<int\> bytes from head, mid, and tail. **-s**\|--segs \<int\>      Divide file & window into \<int\> segments.