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# Word Count

This program is the D version of the classic wc (wordcount) C program. It serves to demonstrate how to read files, slice arrays, and simple symbol table management with associative arrays.

    import std.stdio;
    import std.algorithm;

    int main(string[] args)
    {
        ulong wordCount;
        ulong lineCount;
        ulong charCount;

        int[string] dictionary;
        writeln("   lines   words   bytes file");

        foreach(arg; args[1 .. args.length])
        {
            ulong lWordCount;
            ulong lCharCount;
            ulong lLineCount;

            auto file = File(arg);
            foreach(line; file.byLine(KeepTerminator.yes))
            {
                lCharCount += line.length;
                foreach(word; splitter(line))
                {
                    lWordCount += 1;
                    if(auto count = word in dictionary)
                        *count += 1;
                    else
                        dictionary[word.idup] = 1;
                }

                lLineCount += 1;
            }

            writefln("%8s%8s%8s %s\n", lLineCount, lWordCount, lCharCount, arg);

            wordCount += lWordCount;
            lineCount += lLineCount;
            charCount += lCharCount;
        }

        if (args.length > 2)
        {
            writefln("--------------------------------------\n%8s%8s%8s total",
                            lineCount, wordCount, charCount);
        }

        writeln("--------------------------------------");

        foreach (word; sort(dictionary.keys))
        {
                writefln("%3s %s", dictionary[word], word);
        }
        return 0;
    }

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