Your bug report #9346: wc does not conform to POSIX (additional spaces) which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 9346@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 9346: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=9346 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems