USAGE : cdx wc [options...] [files...]
| short | long | description |
|---|---|---|
| -a | –agg=NewCol,Aggregator | Create a new output column with the given aggregator. |
| -l | –lines | Shortcut for --agg lines,count |
| -b | –bytes | Shortcut for --agg bytes,asum,chars |
| -c | –chars | Shortcut for --agg chars,asum,utf8.chars |
| -w | –words | Shortcut for --agg words,asum,swords |
| -f | –file=Tri,ColName | Should we add the filename as the first column? Default is to do so only when there is more than one output line. |
| -h | –header=Tri | Should we add the CDX file header? Default is to do so only when there is more than one column. |
| -t | –total=Tri or only |
Should we include a line of totals at the bottom? Default is to do so only when there is more than one file. only means to print only the total and not the values for individual files |
| -o | –format=NumberFormat | What format should numbers be printed in? |
If no output is specified, --lines is assumed.
wc reads each line and feeds it to each aggregator.
Best viewed when piped to cdx tabs
--agg ,amax,chars.utf8 will report the length of the longest line in characters--agg ,amean,awords will report the average line length in words