counting lines

Chubby · 04-04-2000 09:34AM #1

Anyone knows how to count the numer of lines in a file in Windows or count the number of lines in files in multiple directories? Is there a program I can use or a script I can download somewhere?

Hobbes · 04-04-2000 10:43AM

I think GREP does it. Can't remember.

Here's VB script (writing it off the top of my head, so if it doesn't work, fix it)..

filespec = "*.txt"
f = dir(filespec)
grandtotal = 0
do while f &lt;&gt; ""
   filetotal = 0 
   open f for input as #1
   do while not eof(1)
      line input #1, buffer
      filetotal = filetotal +1
   loop
   close #1
   print f;" = "; filetotal; " Lines"
   grandtotal = grandtotal + filetotal
   f = dir
loop
print "Grand Total :"; grandtotal

[This message has been edited by Hobbes (edited 04-04-2000).]

Shiminay · 04-04-2000 11:28AM

Simple solution:-
1) copy all the code.
2) fire up Word
3) use the line counter in Word

All the best,

Dav
@B^)
http://homepage.eircom.net/~davitt

Hobbes · 04-04-2000 11:55AM

Originally posted by Kharn:

3) use the line counter in Word

I heard the counter is not realible in Word? Dunno if that's the word or line counter, but Word would have to have linewrap disabled or something to give a valid count I would assume.

Chubby · 04-04-2000 02:42PM

Doh, didn't make myself clear. I need something that will count the number of lines of actual code in a c++ or j++ file while filtering out all the comments. Plus I want it to be able to count all the lines in all the files in all the subdirectories in one go. Doing it file by file when you have a few thousand files is errm, silly.

Draco · 04-04-2000 03:05PM

If you can get your hand on the Lex and Yacc book from O'Reilly, there's an example in that of how to do exactly that.

Draco

Chubby · 04-04-2000 04:21PM

Found a utility that does the job. Knew there are little programs that can do it already but didn't know where to or what to look for is all.

Hobbes · 04-04-2000 04:43PM

Post a link.

Stops future generations hitting the same problem.

Kali · 04-04-2000 08:37PM

telnet to a unix box and use wc

Shiminay · 05-04-2000 12:11AM

Oh ya, forgot to say that

The word counter is a bit suss, but the line counter is OK (any time I've used it). And yes, you'll have to disable the line wrap

Well spotted oh weilder of cardboard axes!

All the best,

Dav
@B^)
http://homepage.eircom.net/~davitt

WhiteWashMan · 05-04-2000 12:34AM

lol

Hobbes · 05-04-2000 12:42AM

Originally posted by Kharn:
Well spotted oh weilder of cardboard axes!

That's tinfoil and cardboard axe.

So watch it or my lvl 20 fisherman will come over and kick your azz.

Shiminay · 05-04-2000 08:10AM

Originally posted by Hobbes:
So watch it or my lvl 20 fisherman will come over and kick your azz.

What are you talking about? Have you suddnely left Boston and moved to the Aran Islands or something?

All the best,

Dav
@B^)
http://homepage.eircom.net/~davitt

Chubby · 05-04-2000 08:45AM

Originally posted by Hobbes:
Post a link. Stops future generations hitting the same problem.

Right, just go to any download site and make a search for Code Metrics. The program I found is a dos/unix util called Poor Man's Metrics. There are other programs that can count the number of lines of code and comments in C/C++/java files but this one I got is simple and does the job.

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