From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:30:29 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: doc: wc: clarify that wc supports character counts
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doc: wc: clarify that wc supports character counts

* doc/coreutils.texi: Adjust command summary.
* man/wc.x: Likewise.
Fixes https://bugs.gnu.org/81405
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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index 5cc831f848..2fa8896704 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ Output of parts of files
 
 Summarizing files
 
-* wc invocation::                Print newline, word, and byte counts
+* wc invocation::                Print line, word, and character counts
 * sum invocation::               Print checksum and block counts
 * cksum invocation::             Print CRC checksum and byte counts
 * md5sum invocation::            Print or check MD5 digests
@@ -3693,7 +3693,7 @@ These commands generate just a few numbers representing entire
 contents of files.
 
 @menu
-* wc invocation::               Print newline, word, and byte counts.
+* wc invocation::               Print line, word, and character counts.
 * sum invocation::              Print checksum and block counts.
 * cksum invocation::            Print CRC checksum and byte counts.
 * md5sum invocation::           Print or check MD5 digests.
@@ -3704,7 +3704,7 @@ contents of files.
 
 
 @node wc invocation
-@section @command{wc}: Print newline, word, and byte counts
+@section @command{wc}: Print newline, word, and byte or character counts
 
 @pindex wc
 @cindex byte count
diff --git a/man/wc.x b/man/wc.x
index e1d9b4bf76..6a40f16885 100644
--- a/man/wc.x
+++ b/man/wc.x
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [NAME]
-wc \- print newline, word, and byte counts for each file
+wc - word, line, and byte or character count
 [DESCRIPTION]
 .\" Add any additional description here