ccwc

1. Build Your Own wc Tool:

Description

Command line tool that replicates wc – word, line, character, and byte count. Basic solution that answers all the steps as outlined in the project requirements. This assumes just one file, can be modified to accomodate multiple files.

Valid Options

• -c: outputs the number of bytes in a file
• -l: outputs the number of lines in a file
• -w: outputs the number of words in a file
• -m: outputs the number of characters in a file

Usage:

Initialize the project with npm link

>ccwc <option> <file>
 # count <file>

Default option - i.e. no options are provided

>ccwc <file>
 # lineCount wordCount biteSize <file>

Able to read from standard input if no filename is specified.

>cat <file> | ccwc <option>
 # count