---
name: "rust-wc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rust-coreutils"
version: "0.0.30-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rust-wc"
---

# rust-wc(1)

Display newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## NAME

wc - Display newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## SYNOPSIS

**wc** \[**-c**\|**--bytes**\] \[**-m**\|**--chars**\] \[**--files0-from**\] \[**-l**\|**--lines**\] \[**-L**\|**--max-line-length**\] \[**--total**\] \[**-w**\|**--words**\] \[**-h**\|**--help**\] \[**-V**\|**--version**\] \[*files*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Display newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--bytes**

  print the byte counts

- **-m**, **--chars**

  print the character counts

- **--files0-from**=*F*

  read input from the files specified by\
     NUL-terminated names in file F;\
     If F is - then read names from standard input

- **-l**, **--lines**

  print the newline counts

- **-L**, **--max-line-length**

  print the length of the longest line

- **--total**=*WHEN*

  when to print a line with total counts;\
     WHEN can be: auto, always, only, never

- **-w**, **--words**

  print the word counts

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*files*\]

  ## VERSION

v0.0.30