Aben WC

aben-wc is a lightweight command-line utility written in Go, designed to replicate the core functionality of the standard Unix wc (word count) tool. It provides a simple and efficient way to analyze files directly from your terminal.

Features

• Byte Count: Calculate the size of a file in bytes using the -c flag.
• Line Count: Count the number of lines in a file using the -l flag.
• Word Count: Count the number of words in a file using the -w flag.
• Character Count: Count the number of characters in a file using the -m flag.
• Default Mode: Display line, word, and byte counts when no flag is provided.
• Standard Input: Support reading from standard input (stdin) via pipes.

Architecture

For a detailed overview of the project's design, components, and data flow, please refer to the Architecture Documentation.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go (version 1.18 or higher recommended)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/abeni-al7/aben-wc.git
   cd aben-wc

2. Build the application:

   go build -o abenwc main.go

Usage

Run the built executable with the desired flag and the target file path, or pipe content to it.

Read from Standard Input

To analyze content piped from another command:

cat test.txt | ./abenwc -l

Example:

cat test.txt | ./abenwc -l
# Output: 7145

Default (All Counts)

To display line, word, and byte counts:

./abenwc <filename>

Example:

./abenwc test.txt
# Output: 7145  58164 342190 test.txt

Count Bytes

To display the number of bytes in a file:

./abenwc -c <filename>

Example:

./abenwc -c test.txt
# Output: 342190 test.txt

Count Lines

To display the number of lines in a file:

./abenwc -l <filename>

Example:

./abenwc -l test.txt
# Output: 7145 test.txt

Count Words

To display the number of words in a file:

./abenwc -w <filename>

Example:

./abenwc -w test.txt
# Output: 58164 test.txt

Count Characters

To display the number of characters in a file:

./abenwc -m <filename>

Example:

./abenwc -m test.txt
# Output: 339292 test.txt

Running Tests

To run the unit tests for the project:

go test ./tests/...