Line Word Counter

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# <<'TEXT' is a heredoc — content is treated literally (no variable expansion).
# Use <<-TEXT (with a dash) to allow leading tabs to be stripped, which lets
# you indent the heredoc body to match the surrounding code:
#   text=$(cat <<-'TEXT'
#       Bash rewards small clear steps.
#   TEXT
#   )
# Note: <<- strips leading TABS only, not spaces.
text=$(cat <<'TEXT'
Bash rewards small clear steps.
Quote variables.
Check inputs before work.
TEXT
)

line_count=$(printf '%s\n' "$text" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
word_count=$(printf '%s\n' "$text" | wc -w | tr -d ' ')
character_count=${#text}

printf 'Lines: %s\n' "$line_count"
printf 'Words: %s\n' "$word_count"
printf 'Characters: %s\n' "$character_count"