wc

Summary

wc is a standard UNIX utility or command^[1]. wc draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #35 of 124).^[2]

Key Facts

• wc's image is recorded as Wc-unix.png^[3].
• wc's instance of is recorded as standard UNIX utility or command^[4].
• word count is named after wc^[5].
• wc's part of is recorded as GNU Core Utilities^[6].
• wc's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/034n5s^[7].
• wc's described at URL is recorded as http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/wc.html^[8].
• wc's different from is recorded as WC^[9].
• wc's reads environment variable is recorded as LANG^[10].
• wc's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_ALL^[11].
• wc's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_CTYPE^[12].
• wc's reads environment variable is recorded as LC_MESSAGES^[13].
• wc's reads environment variable is recorded as NLSPATH^[14].
• wc's has command line option is recorded as c^[15].
• wc's has command line option is recorded as l^[16].
• wc's has command line option is recorded as m^[17].
• wc's has command line option is recorded as w^[18].

Body

Publication

wc's part of is recorded as GNU Core Utilities^[6].

Why It Matters

wc draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (standard_unix_utility_or_command category, ranking #35 of 124).^[2] wc has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] wc is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]