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wc:tldr:b815a

wc: Count characters (bytes) in file.
$ wc -c ${filename}
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The wc -c command is used to count the number of bytes in a given file. It displays the byte count as the output.

${filename} represents a placeholder for the actual filename that you would substitute in the command. For example, if you have a file named "example.txt", you would replace ${filename} with "example.txt".

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.
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