wc:tldr:7a448
wc: Count all lines, words and bytes from `stdin`.
$ ${find -} | wc
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This command is a combination of two separate commands connected by a pipe "|".
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The first command is "find -". The "find" command in Linux is used to search for files and directories in a given location. In this case, the hyphen symbol ("-") represents the current directory as the starting point for the search.
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The output of the "find -" command is then piped (represented by the "|") to the next command, which is "wc". The "wc" command is used to count the number of lines, words, and characters in a given input.
So, the combination of "find -" and "wc" is used to find all files and directories in the current directory and its subdirectories, and then count the number of lines, words, and characters in the output of the "find" command.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.