From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:10:22 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (wc invocation): Update accordingly.
X-Git-Tag: FILEUTILS-4_0y~66
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f64320db7bf9d4c2c84c0a50ab39314b77bb6cd1;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

(wc invocation): Update accordingly.
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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi
index b1a2207446..4ead6f3716 100644
--- a/doc/textutils.texi
+++ b/doc/textutils.texi
@@ -1796,12 +1796,13 @@ contents of files.
 
 @pindex wc
 @cindex byte count
+@cindex character count
 @cindex word count
 @cindex line count
 
-@code{wc} counts the number of bytes, whitespace-separated words, and
-newlines in each given @var{file}, or standard input if none are given
-or for a @var{file} of @samp{-}.  Synopsis:
+@code{wc} counts the number of bytes, characters, whitespace-separated
+words, and newlines in each given @var{file}, or standard input if none
+are given or for a @var{file} of @samp{-}.  Synopsis:
 
 @example
 wc [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{}
@@ -1812,16 +1813,16 @@ wc [@var{option}]@dots{} [@var{file}]@dots{}
 given as an argument, it prints the file name following the counts.  If
 more than one @var{file} is given, @code{wc} prints a final line
 containing the cumulative counts, with the file name @file{total}.  The
-counts are printed in this order: newlines, words, bytes.
+counts are printed in this order: newlines, words, characters, bytes.
 By default, each count is output right-justified in a 7-byte field with
 one space between fields so that the numbers and file names line up nicely
 in columns.  However, @sc{posix} requires that there be exactly one space
 separating columns.  You can make @code{wc} use the @sc{posix}-mandated
 output format by setting the @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} environment variable.
 
-By default, @code{wc} prints all three counts.  Options can specify
-that only certain counts be printed.  Options do not undo others
-previously given, so
+By default, @code{wc} prints three counts: the newline, words, byte counts.
+Options can specify that only certain counts be printed.  Options do not
+undo others previously given, so
 
 @example
 wc --bytes --words
@@ -1840,12 +1841,16 @@ The program accepts the following options.  Also see @ref{Common options}.
 
 @item -c
 @itemx --bytes
-@itemx --chars
 @opindex -c
 @opindex --bytes
-@opindex --chars
 Print only the byte counts.
 
+@item -m
+@itemx --chars
+@opindex -m
+@opindex --chars
+Print only the character counts.
+
 @item -w
 @itemx --words
 @opindex -w