CCWC - Command Line Word Count Tool

Overview

CCWC is a command-line utility inspired by the Unix wc command, designed for counting words, lines, characters, and more in text files. This was developed as a challenge project, and currently, it only supports .txt files. Future enhancements will include support for other file types.

Installation & Setup

1. Add WCTool to the System Path

Before using CCWC, you must add WCTool to your system's Path Environment Variable:

• Windows:
  1. Open System Properties (Win + R, then type sysdm.cpl and press Enter).
  2. Go to the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables.
  3. Under System variables, find Path, select it, and click Edit.
  4. Click New, then enter the full path to your WCTool directory.
  5. Click OK and restart your terminal.

Once added, you can use the ccwc command from anywhere in the terminal.

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Usage

Command Syntax

ccwc [command] [file_path]

• [command] - The operation you want to perform (see Valid Commands below).
• [file_path] - The path to the text file.

Valid Commands

Command	Description
-c	Count the number of bytes in the file.
-l	Count the number of lines in the file.
-w	Count the number of words in the file.
-m	Count the number of characters in the file.
-help	Display the help menu with available commands.

Expected Input Format

The input should follow this format:

ccwc -w sample.txt

This will output the word count of sample.txt.

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Future Enhancements

• Support for Additional File Types
  • Extend compatibility beyond .txt files.
• More Commands
  • Potentially include options for filtering output or displaying more statistics.

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Contributing

If you want to contribute to this project, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.