ccwc - [coding challenge] word count

🧐 About Repo

In this repo, I build my own version of the Unix command line tool: wc

I have called it ccwc - coding challenge word count.

Part of this Coding challenge: https://codingchallenges.fyi/challenges/challenge-wc

Written in: Python 🐍

👨‍🏫 Set-up

1. Clone the repo:

   $ git clone https://github.com/leekli/wc-recreation.git
   

2. Ensure at least Python 3.10 is installed.

3. A test file art_of_war.txt is supplied to use as an example.

💻 Commands & Options available

• Help: Shows the help message, explanation of the application, and options available.

  $ ./ccwc.py -h
  

Note

All commands below can be used either by giving a file name, or piping through standard input (stdin).

• -c [file_name | stdin]: Displays the number of bytes in the input file / standard input given

  • With a file name:

  $ ./ccwc.py -c art_of_war.txt
  

  • With standard input:

  $ cat art_of_war.txt | ./ccwc.py -c
  

• -l [file_name | stdin]: Displays the number of lines in the input file / standard input given

  • With a file name:

  $ ./ccwc.py -l art_of_war.txt
  

  • With standard input:

  $ cat art_of_war.txt | ./ccwc.py -l
  

  
  
  

• -w [file_name | stdin]: Displays the number of words in the input file / standard input given

  • With a file name:

  $ ./ccwc.py -w art_of_war.txt
  

  • With standard input:

  $ cat art_of_war.txt | ./ccwc.py -w
  

  
  
  

• -m [file_name | stdin]: Displays the number of characters in the input file / standard input given

  • With a file name:

  $ ./ccwc.py -m art_of_war.txt
  

  • With standard input:

  $ cat art_of_war.txt | ./ccwc.py -m
  

• [file_name | stdin]: No flags given, only a file name. Displays the number of lines, bytes and characters in the input file given, or piping/using standard input.

  • With a file name:

  $ ./ccwc.py art_of_war.txt
  

  • Using standard input and no flags or file name given:

  $ cat art_of_war.txt | ./ccwc.py