# README

WC-tool

A command-line utility tool written in Go that provides word count functionalities similar to the Unix wc command. This tool can count words, lines, characters, and bytes in a given file or text input, and supports multiple command options for customized output.

Setup

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/wahlly/WC-tool.git
cd WC-tool

Ensure you have Golang installed, then build the project by running
```
go build -o wc
```
Run the project(from the root directory)
```
go run .
```

Usage

The wc tool can be executed with various options, each with its use. here is a list of all available options:

Command Options

The following commands are available:

-w : Outputs the number of words in the file
-l : Outputs the number of lines in the file
-c : Outputs the number of bytes in the file
-m : Outputs the number of characters in the file

Examples

Character count
```
ccwc -c test.txt
```
Line count
```
ccwc -l test.txt
```
Word count
```
ccwc -w test.txt
```
Character count
```
ccwc -m test.txt

wc -m test.txt
```

The default option i.e. when no options are provided, is equivalent to -c, -l and -w options.

ccwc test.txt

It is also possible to read from standard input, if no file is specified. An example is shown below. This reads the test.txt file in the stdin and then outputs the number of lines in it

 cat test.txt | ccwc -l