Word Count (WC) Command Line Program

Overview

This project is my solution to the Word Count (WC) Challenge posted on codingchallenges.fyi. The challenge required the implementation of a command line utility similar to the Unix wc command. This utility counts the number of characters and lines in a given text file, displaying the count along with the filename.

Features

• Character Count: Counts the number of characters in a specified file.
• Line Count: Counts the number of lines in a specified file.

Requirements

• C++11 or higher
• A C++ compiler (e.g., g++, clang++)

Usage

Character Count

To count the number of characters in a file:

./ccwc -c <filename>

• -c: Option to count characters.
• <filename>: Path to the file you want to analyze.

Example:

./ccwc -c example.txt

Line Count

To count the number of lines in a file:

./ccwc -l <filename>

• -l: Option to count lines.
• <filename>: Path to the file you want to analyze.

Example:

./ccwc -l example.txt

Multibyte Character Count

To count the number of characters in a multibyte file:

./ccwc -m <filename>

• -m: Option to count characters.
• <filename>: Path to the file you want to analyze.

Example:

./ccwc -c example.txt

Error Handling

• File Not Found: If the specified file cannot be opened, an error message will be displayed.
• Empty File: If the file does not contain any characters or lines, an appropriate message will be shown.

Code Structure

• ccwc.cpp: Contains the main function and handles command-line arguments.
• file.cpp: Contains functions for counting characters and lines.
• file.h: Header file with function declarations (make sure to create and include this).

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Create a pull request.

Contact

For any questions or comments, please reach out to [email protected].

Thank you for using the WC Tool!