How to Get a Character Count in Unix
If you want to find out how many characters are in a file here's how! You can also get a word count in Unix which is useful if you need to keep track of more than just individual characters.
If you want to find out how many characters are in a file here's how! You can also get a word count in Unix which is useful if you need to keep track of more than just individual characters.
Change directories to the directory where your target file is located, then type:
wc -l filename
replacing filename with the actual name of your file.
This should output:
$ wc -m test.php
427 test.php
This short guide will show you how to change you default shell on unix based operating systems.