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                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: wc \*- get (English) word count
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: .bd wc
                      6: files
                      7: .sh DESCRIPTION
                      8: .it Wc
                      9: provides a count of the words, text lines, and control lines for
                     10: each argument file.
                     11: If no files are provided,
                     12: .it wc
                     13: reads the standard input.
                     14: .s3
                     15: A text line is a sequence of characters not beginning with `\fB.\fR',
                     16: `!' or `\*a'
                     17: and ended by a new-line.
                     18: A control line is a line beginning with `\fB.\fR',
                     19: `!' or `\*a'.
                     20: A word is a sequence of characters bounded by the beginning
                     21: of a line, by the end of a line, or by a blank or a tab.
                     22: .s3
                     23: When
                     24: there is more than one input file,
                     25: a grand total is also printed.
                     26: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     27: none; arguments not found are ignored.
                     28: .sh BUGS

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