---
name: "uu-wc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-wc"
---

# uu-wc(1)

Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified.

## NAME

wc - Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified.

## SYNOPSIS

**wc** \[OPTION\]... \[FILE\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Print newline, word, and byte counts for each FILE, and a total line if more than one FILE is specified.

## 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

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0