<ul><li>The 'wc' command in Linux provides a fast way to analyze a file without opening it by counting lines, words, and characters.</li><li>Using different options like -l, -w, -c, and -m allows for specific counts such as lines, words, characters, and multi-byte characters.</li><li>Practical examples of where 'wc' saves time include showing all stats, counting lines for logs, word count for documentation, and comparing multiple files.</li><li>Advanced usage includes piping output into 'wc', monitoring log growth, and integrating it into debugging, validation, reporting, and performance tasks.</li></ul>

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