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jwc is a command-line tool written in Java that provides functionality similar to the 'wc' command in Linux. It enables users to count words, lines, characters, and bytes in text files.

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jwc - Java Word Count

jwc is a command-line tool written in Java that provides functionality similar to the 'wc' command in Linux. It enables users to count words, lines, characters, and bytes in text files.

Features

  • Counts the number of words, lines, characters and bytes in a given text file.
  • Supports processing multiple files at once.
  • Provides options for specifying the output format and additional statistics.
  • Easy to install and use.

Usage

jwc [options] [file1] [file2] ...

Options

  • -c, --bytes:Print the byte counts
  • -m, --chars: Print the character counts.
  • -l, --lines: Print the line counts.
  • -w, --words: Print the word counts.
  • --help: Display help message and usage instructions.
  • --version: Output version information.

Installation

To use jwc, you need to have Java installed on your system. You can download and install Java from Oracle's website or use a package manager like Homebrew (for macOS) or APT (for Ubuntu Linux).

Once Java is installed, you can download the jwc binary from the releases page.

Debian Package (.deb)

To install jwc using the Debian package, download the .deb file from the releases page and run the following command:

sudo dpkg -i jwc-1.0.deb
jwc [options] [file1] [file2] ...

JAR File

If you prefer to use the JAR file directly, download the jwc-v.1.0.jar file from the releases page and run the following command:

java -jar jwc-v.1.0.jar [options] [file1] [file2] ...

Replace [options] [file1] [file2] ... with the appropriate command-line arguments and filenames.

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jwc is a command-line tool written in Java that provides functionality similar to the 'wc' command in Linux. It enables users to count words, lines, characters, and bytes in text files.

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