diff --git a/cat.nim b/cat.nim
index ed4dee9..a379392 100644
--- a/cat.nim
+++ b/cat.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import cligen, os, streams
+import cligen, os
 import common
 
 proc catFile(file:string) =
diff --git a/cp.nim b/cp.nim
index 1a13338..f6029a3 100644
--- a/cp.nim
+++ b/cp.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import cligen, os
 import common
 
-proc main() =
+proc main(files:seq[string]) =
     echo "asdf"
 
 dispatch(main, version=("version", nimbaseVersion))
diff --git a/echo.nim b/echo.nim
index f4f83e8..50113c8 100644
--- a/echo.nim
+++ b/echo.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import cligen, sequtils
 import common
 
-proc main(strings:seq[string], newline=true) =
+proc main(strings:seq[string], newline=true, nospaces=false) =
     if newline:
-        writeLine(stdout, strings.foldl(a & " " & b))
+        writeLine(stdout, strings.foldl(a & (if nospaces: "" else: " ") & b))
     else:
-        write(stdout, strings.foldl(a & " " & b))
+        write(stdout, strings.foldl(a & (if nospaces: "" else: " ") & b))
     flushFile(stdout)
 
 dispatch(main, version=("version", nimbaseVersion))
diff --git a/head.nim b/head.nim
index a4b6c82..ccc2994 100644
--- a/head.nim
+++ b/head.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-import cligen, os, streams
+import cligen, os
 import common
 
-proc main(files:seq[string], lines=10, bytes=0) =
+proc main(files:seq[string], lines=10, bytes=0, quiet=false) =
 #    if files.len == 0:
 #        files.add "-"
     for file in files:
+        if files.len > 1 and not quiet:
+            writeLine(stdout, "==> " & (if file == "-": "standard input" else: file) & " <==")
         var f = if file == "-": stdin
                 else: open(file, fmRead)
         if bytes > 0:
@@ -14,8 +16,10 @@ proc main(files:seq[string], lines=10, bytes=0) =
                 inc currentByte
         elif lines > 0:
             var currentLine = 0
-            while not f.endOfFile and currentLine < lines:
-                writeLine(stdout, f.readLine)
+            for line in lines(f):
+                if currentLine >= lines:
+                    break
+                writeLine(stdout, line)
                 inc currentLine
 
 dispatch(main, version=("version", nimbaseVersion))
diff --git a/nimbase.nimble b/nimbase.nimble
index 5ce89db..993dc62 100644
--- a/nimbase.nimble
+++ b/nimbase.nimble
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ requires      "nim >= 0.19.0"
 requires      "cligen >= 0.9.19"
 requires      "stint >= 0.0.1"
 
-bin           = @["add", "cat", "cp", "div", "echo", "factor", "false", "head", "mkdir", "mul", "nl", "pwd", "rev", "rm", "seq", "shuf", "sleep", "sub", "tac", "tee", "touch", "true", "yes"]
+bin           = @["add", "cat", "cp", "div", "echo", "factor", "false", "head", "mkdir", "mul", "nl", "pwd", "rev", "rm", "seq", "shuf", "sleep", "sub", "tac", "tee", "touch", "true", "wc", "yes"]
 
 binDir        = "bin"
diff --git a/rev.nim b/rev.nim
index 5a98b86..e8cf9e5 100644
--- a/rev.nim
+++ b/rev.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import cligen, os, streams, unicode
+import cligen, os, unicode
 import common
 
 proc catFile(file:string) =
diff --git a/seq.nim b/seq.nim
index a6e010f..5c53eba 100644
--- a/seq.nim
+++ b/seq.nim
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 import cligen
 import common
 
-proc main(last:int, first=1, increment=1, separator="\n") =
+proc main(numbers:seq[int], separator="\n") =
+    if numbers.len < 1:
+        err "seq: missing operand"
+        quit 1
+    if numbers.len > 3:
+        err "seq: extra operand"
+        quit 1
+    let
+        last = numbers[numbers.high]
+        first = if numbers.len > 1: numbers[0]
+                else: 1
+        increment = if numbers.len == 3: numbers[1]
+                    else: 1
     var i = first
     while i <= last:
         write(stdout, i)
diff --git a/tac.nim b/tac.nim
index f3833b1..abe19b7 100644
--- a/tac.nim
+++ b/tac.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import cligen, os, streams
+import cligen, os
 import common
 
 proc catFile(file:string) =
diff --git a/tee.nim b/tee.nim
index c6cca19..aee4e7c 100644
--- a/tee.nim
+++ b/tee.nim
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ import common
 proc main(files:seq[string]) =
     var
         fileStreams:seq[Stream]
-        line = ""
     for file in files:
         fileStreams.add(newFileStream(file, fmWrite))
-    while stdin.readLine(line):
-        echo line
+    for line in lines(stdin):
+        writeLine(stdout, line)
         for fStream in fileStreams:
             writeLine(fStream, line)
 
diff --git a/wc.nim b/wc.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9452f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wc.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import cligen, os, strutils
+import common
+
+proc main(files:seq[string]) =
+#    if files.len == 0:
+#        files.add "-"
+    var
+        totalLines = 0
+        totalWords = 0
+        totalChars = 0
+    for file in files:
+        var f = if file == "-": stdin
+                else: open(file, fmRead)
+        var
+            fileLines = 0
+            fileWords = 0
+            fileChars = 0
+        for line in lines(f):
+            inc fileLines
+            fileWords += line.split.len
+            fileChars += line.len
+        totalLines += fileLines
+        totalWords += fileWords
+        totalChars += fileChars
+        writeLine(stdout, $(fileLines) & $(fileWords) & $(fileChars) & file)
+    if files.len > 1:
+        writeLine(stdout, $(totalLines) & $(totalWords) & $(totalChars) & "total")
+
+dispatch(main, version=("version", nimbaseVersion))