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diff --git a/doc/textutils.texi b/doc/textutils.texi index 9e25362c1..95c7b238a 100644 --- a/doc/textutils.texi +++ b/doc/textutils.texi @@ -1799,6 +1799,11 @@ given as an argument, it prints the file name following the counts. If more than one @var{file} is given, @code{wc} prints a final line containing the cumulative counts, with the file name @file{total}. The counts are printed in this order: newlines, words, bytes. +By default, each count is output right-justified in a 7-byte field with +one space between fields so that the numbers and file names line up nicely +in columns. However, POSIX requires that there be exactly one space +separating columns. You can make @code{wc} use the POSIX-mandated +output format by setting the @env{POSIXLY_CORRECT} environment variable. By default, @code{wc} prints all three counts. Options can specify that only certain counts be printed. Options do not undo others |