How to Get a Character Count in Unix
If you want to find out how many characters are in a file here's how!
If you want to find out how many characters are in a file here's how!
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.