GNU `wc -c' optimization

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1 total messages Started by Francois Pinard Sat, 05 Sep 1992 13:46

#734

Author: Francois Pinard
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1992 13:46

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Using GNU textutils 1.3, I noticed that `wc -c FILE' or `wc -c *'
physically reads the file(s).  Would not it be better to just stat the
file(s) and produce the output quickly in those cases?

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