+/* Somewhat faster still: potentially match a lot of text with each rule */
+
+ws [ \t]
+nonws [^ \t\n]
+word {ws}*{nonws}+
+words {word}{ws}+
+
+%%
+ int cc = 0, wc = 0, lc = 0;
+
+{word}{ws}* cc += yyleng; ++wc;
+{word}{ws}*\n cc += yyleng; ++wc; ++lc;
+{words}{word}{ws}* cc += yyleng; wc += 2;
+{words}{2}{word}{ws}* cc += yyleng; wc += 3;
+{words}{3}{word}{ws}* cc += yyleng; wc += 4;
+
+{ws}+ cc += yyleng;
+
+\n+ cc += yyleng; lc += yyleng;
+
+<<EOF>> {
+ printf( "%8d %8d %8d\n", lc, wc, cc );
+ yyterminate();
+ }