Rust wc Command Implementation

This is a simple implementation of the Unix wc command in Rust. The wc command is used to count the number of lines, words, and bytes in a file.

Features

• Counts the number of lines, words, and bytes in a file.
• Supports flags to specify which counts to display (-l for lines, -w for words, -c for bytes).
• Handles both file names provided as arguments and standard input.

Installation

You can clone this repository and build the project using Cargo, Rust's package manager and build system:

git clone https://github.com/Wesley-Arizio/rwc.git
cd rwc
cargo build --release

Usage

Run the compiled binary with the file name as an argument to count lines, words, and bytes in the file:

./target/release/rwc file.txt

You can also use flags to specify which counts to display:

./target/release/rwc -l file.txt  # Count lines only
./target/release/rwc -w file.txt  # Count words only
./target/release/rwc -c file.txt  # Count bytes only

If no flags are provided, all counts will be displayed by default.

Example

$ ./target/release/rwc test.txt
Lines: 7145
Words: 58164
Bytes: 339292