org.unix4j.unix

Class Wc

java.lang.Object

org.unix4j.unix.Wc

public final class Wc
extends Object

Non-instantiable module with inner types making up the wc command.

NAME

wc - word, line, and byte or character count

SYNOPSIS

	wc
	wc <args>
	wc <files>
	wc [-lwm]
	wc [-lwm] <files>
	wc [-lwm] <paths>

See Wc.Interface for the corresponding command signature methods.

DESCRIPTION

The wc utility reads from the input and, by default, writes thenumber of lines, words, and characters to the output. If more than one input file is specified, a line of cumulative counts for all the files is displayed ona separate line after the output for the last file.

The wc utility considers a word to be a non-zero-length string of charactersdelimited by white space. White space characters are the set of characters for which Character.isWhitespace(char) returns true.

When any option is specified, wc reports only the information requested bythe specified options.

If only one count type is requested, the count is outputted as an integer. Ifmore than one count is requested, a fixed width formatting is used, with thecounts being right aligned. The width of each field is equal to the width ofthe widest field (count) plus two characters.

Options

The following options are supported:

	-l		--lines		Executes a count of lines and writes this count to the output.
	-w		--words		Executes a count of words and writes this count to the output. A word is a non-zero-length string of characters delimited by white space as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).
	-m		--chars		Executes a count of chars and writes this count to the output.

OPERANDS

The following operands are supported:

	<paths>	:	String[]		Pathnames of the input files; wildcards * and ? are supported; relative paths are resolved on the basis of the current working directory.
	<files>	:	java.io.File...		The input files; relative paths are not resolved (use the string paths argument to enable relative path resolving based on the current working directory).
	<args>	:	String...		String arguments defining the options and operands for the command. Options can be specified by acronym (with a leading dash "-") or by long name (with two leading dashes "--"). Operands other than the default "--paths" operand have to be prefixed with the operand name.
	<options>	:	WcOptions		The options defining command behavior.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static interface	Wc.Interface<R> Interface defining all method signatures for the "wc" command.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static WcFactory	Factory Singleton factory instance for the "wc" command.
static String	NAME The "wc" command name.
static WcOptionSets	Options Options for the "wc" command: l, w, m.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

NAME

public static final String NAME

The "wc" command name.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Options

public static final WcOptionSets Options

Options for the "wc" command: l, w, m.

	-l		--lines		Executes a count of lines and writes this count to the output.
	-w		--words		Executes a count of words and writes this count to the output. A word is a non-zero-length string of characters delimited by white space as defined by Character.isWhitespace(char).
	-m		--chars		Executes a count of chars and writes this count to the output.

Factory

public static final WcFactory Factory

Singleton factory instance for the "wc" command.