cloc

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# cloc\n*Count Lines of Code*\n\n* * *\ncloc counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages.\n\nLatest release:  v2.08 (Jan. 24, 2026)\n\n[![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/version-2.08-blue.svg)](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc)\n[![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/AlDanial/cloc.svg)](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc/graphs/contributors)\n[![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5760076.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5760076)\n[![Forks](https://img.shields.io/github/forks/AlDanial/cloc.svg)](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc/network/members)\n[![Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/AlDanial/cloc/total.svg)]()\n\ncloc moved to GitHub in September 2015 after being hosted\nat http://cloc.sourceforge.net/ since August 2006.\n\n# Quick Start\n\n\n\nStep 1:  Install cloc (see [Install from Github Releases](#install-from-github-releases)\nand [Install via package manager](#install-via-package-manager)) or run cloc\u0027s\n[docker image](#run-via-docker).  The Windows executable has no requirements.\nThe source version of cloc requires a Perl interpreter, and the\nDocker version of cloc requires a Docker installation.\n\nStep 2:  Open a terminal (`cmd.exe` on Windows).\n\nStep 3:  Invoke cloc to count your source files, directories, archives,\nor git commits.\nThe executable name differs depending on whether you use the\ndevelopment source version (`cloc`), source for a\nreleased version (`cloc-2.08.pl`) or a Windows executable\n(`cloc-2.08.exe`).\n\nOn this page, `cloc` is the generic term\nused to refer to any of these.\n\n[Include Security](https://www.youtube.com/user/IncludeSecurity) has a\n[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRLTkDMsCqs)\nshowing the steps in action.\n\n**a file**\n```\nprompt\u003e cloc hello.c\n       1 text file.\n       1 unique file.\n       0 files ignored.\n\nhttps://github.com/AlDanial/cloc v 1.65  T=0.04 s (28.3 files/s, 340.0 lines/s)\n------------------------------------------",
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  "one_liner": "Perl utility that counts lines of code, comments, and blanks across many programming languages.",
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  "why_use_this": "Quick way to measure codebase size and composition across polyglot projects; supports archives, git commits, and 600+ language patterns out of the box. Useful for code audits, metric collection, and CI/CD integration. Lightweight Perl script with no external dependencies."
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