[debbugs-tracker] bug#13897: closed (Linux command - wc)

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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Linux command - wc Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2013 12:38:44 +0100

Hello,

 

Using wc command in Linux, we're getting an unexpected behaviour.

 

The next command is returning 5 chars:

 

$ echo "TEST" | wc -m

 

The same behaviour is returned using the following command:

 

$ echo "TEST" | wc -c

 

Put the text in a file doesn't change the result.

 

If we type,

 

$ echo "TEST" | wc -L

the result is 4.

 

What the hell is happening?

 

Thanks,

 

Francisco Tena.

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> On 03/07/13 03:38, Francisco José Tena wrote:
> > The next command is returning 5 chars:
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> Tha's correct, since the 'echo' is outputting 5 characters:
> T, E, S, T, and newline.
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