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wc -c somefile.txt | awk '{print $1}' | wc -c somefile.txt | awk '{print $1}' | ||
To test non-zero length file, use [[Bash test#-s|bash test -s]]. | |||
==-m== | ==-m== | ||
Revision as of 23:32, 15 January 2020
Internal
Options
-l
The number of lines in each input file is written to the standard output.
-c
The number of bytes in each input file is written to the standard output. This will cancel out any prior usage of the -m option.
wc -c somefile.txt | awk '{print $1}'
To test non-zero length file, use bash test -s.
-m
The number of characters in each input file is written to the standard output. If the current locale does not support multibyte characters, this is equivalent to the -c option. This will cancel out any prior usage of the -c option.
-w
The number of words in each input file is written to the standard output.