Command-line tool

loc

brew/loc

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Count lines of code quickly

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install loc

Linux

brew install loc

Print lines of code in the current directory

loc

Print lines of code in the target directory

loc path/to/directory

Print lines of code with stats for individual files

loc --files

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