🚻👀 vwc
Like wc, but with a live preview output to stderr if it’s a tty.

It’ll act like your own wc, whether that’s busybox, gnu or bsd.
▶️ installing
$ pipx install vwc # or uvx
$ echo "hey" | vwc -l
1
For faster counting of large streams, use the optional Numba scanner.
pipx install 'vwc[fast]'
⚖️License
WTFP with one additional clause:
- ⛔ Don’t blame me