SYNTAX

Count [file1] [file2]… [-c] [-l]

DESCRIPTION

The Count tool counts input lines and characters, writing the results to standard output. You can use the -c option for a character count only or the -l option for a line count only.

INPUT

Standard input, unless you specify input files with the [file1] [file2]… parameter.

OUTPUT

Standard output. The Count tool writes line and character counts to standard output. If you specify more than one input file, Count provides separate counts for each file, one per line, preceded by the filename. Line and character totals are written after the list.

STATUS

Count can return the following status codes:

PARAMETERS

[file1] [file2]…

Specifies one or more text files as input.

OPTIONS

-c

Writes only the character counts.

-l

Writes only the line counts.

EXAMPLES

The command line

Count MakeFile.c Count.c

displays line and character counts in the form

MakeFile.c      43        981
Count.c        153       3327
Total          196       4303

By piping input from the Files command, this command line counts the total number of files and directories in the current directory.

Files | Count -l

This command line displays the number of lines selected (§) in the target window.

Count -l §