hkwc

A Python-based implementation of the Unix wc command that provides file analysis capabilities including byte count, line count, word count, and character count.

Features

• Count bytes in a file (-c)
• Count lines in a file (-l)
• Count words in a file (-w)
• Count characters in a file (-m)
• Display all counts together (default behavior)
• Support for both file input and piped input

Installation

git clone https://github.com/hard02/hkwc
cd hkwc

Usage

python hkwc_build/main.py [operation] [file]

Operations

• c - Count bytes
• l - Count lines
• w - Count words
• m - Count characters
• all - Show lines, words, and bytes (default)

Examples

Count all metrics in a file:

python hkwc_build/main.py test.txt

Count only lines:

python hkwc_build/main.py l test.txt

Use with piped input:

cat test.txt | python hkwc_build/main.py w

Output Format

The output format varies based on the operation:

• Single operation: [count] [filename]
• All operations: [lines] [words] [bytes] [filename]

Performance

The script includes execution time measurement, displayed after each operation.

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or higher
• No additional dependencies required

Error Handling

The script includes robust error handling for:

• File not found
• Permission issues
• Invalid file formats
• Invalid inputs

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests!