From 34bc8fec31227ee8b1555e23a8b3c42f6d8f390c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Advay Tandon <advayt@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:14:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Created basic reference guide for wc. Added a basic
 syntax example, and the list of options.

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 _commands/basics/wc.md | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 _commands/basics/wc.md

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+---
+---
+
+wc
+---
+'wc' is a command used to find out the number of lines, word count, byte or character counts in the files specified.
+
+~~~ bash
+$ wc [options] filenames
+~~~
+
+<!--more-->
+
+### Basic Usage
+
+~~~ bash
+$ wc filename.txt
+12 16 112 filename.txt
+~~~
+
+Here, the file called filename.txt has **12** lines, **16** words, and has a byte count of **112**.
+
+### Useful Options
+
+~~~ bash
+wc -l : Prints the number of lines in a file.
+wc -w : prints the number of words in a file.
+wc -c : Displays the count of bytes in a file.
+wc -m : prints the count of characters from a file.
+wc -L : prints only the length of the longest line in a file.
+~~~

From e0c3a9590639cacad7d874f12109d8ae08ce7c9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Advay Tandon <advayt@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:37:17 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Added a few more examples for the various options, add
 references. Modified some style choices.

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 _commands/basics/wc.md | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/_commands/basics/wc.md b/_commands/basics/wc.md
index 7f335c9ee..d64ee37c6 100644
--- a/_commands/basics/wc.md
+++ b/_commands/basics/wc.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 wc
 ---
-'wc' is a command used to find out the number of lines, word count, byte or character counts in the files specified.
+`wc` is a command used to find out the number of lines, word count, byte or character counts in the files specified.
 
 ~~~ bash
 $ wc [options] filenames
@@ -29,3 +29,33 @@ wc -c : Displays the count of bytes in a file.
 wc -m : prints the count of characters from a file.
 wc -L : prints only the length of the longest line in a file.
 ~~~
+
+### Examples
+
+**Number of Lines**
+~~~ bash
+$ wc -l filename.txt
+12 filename.txt
+~~~
+---
+**Number of Words**
+~~~ bash
+$ wc -w filename.txt
+16 filename.txt
+~~~
+---
+**Length of Longest Line**
+~~~ bash
+$ wc -L filename.txt
+16 filename.txt
+~~~
+---
+
+### For More Help
+For more information and help on the **wc** command, run `wc --help` or `man wc` from the command line.
+
+### References
+
+* [TecMint: 6 WC Command Examples to Count Number of Lines, Words, Characters in Linux](https://www.tecmint.com/wc-command-examples/)
+* [GeeksforGeeks: wc command in Linux with examples](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/wc-command-linux-examples/)
+

From e6f9100ce8f59d7bc90b4c3ef7a3147e54d2fb1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Advay Tandon <advayt@umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:40:25 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Corrected some mistakes with style and formatting.

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 _commands/basics/wc.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/_commands/basics/wc.md b/_commands/basics/wc.md
index d64ee37c6..a2b327d7f 100644
--- a/_commands/basics/wc.md
+++ b/_commands/basics/wc.md
@@ -33,22 +33,28 @@ wc -L : prints only the length of the longest line in a file.
 ### Examples
 
 **Number of Lines**
+
 ~~~ bash
 $ wc -l filename.txt
 12 filename.txt
 ~~~
+
 ---
 **Number of Words**
+
 ~~~ bash
 $ wc -w filename.txt
 16 filename.txt
 ~~~
+
 ---
 **Length of Longest Line**
+
 ~~~ bash
 $ wc -L filename.txt
 16 filename.txt
 ~~~
+
 ---
 
 ### For More Help