count the number of lines in text data with sfk count for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Raspberry Pi.

• Download the free Swiss File Knife Base from Sourceforge.
• Open the Windows CMD command line, Mac OS X Terminal or Linux shell.
• OS X : type mv sfk-mac-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk
• Linux: type mv sfk-linux-64.exe sfk and chmod +x sfk then ./sfk. OS X and Linux syntax may differ, check the help within the tool.

sfk count [-same[lines] infile

count total number of text lines, or group identical
text lines, counting the number of occurences per line.

may read chain text from a previous command,
or text lines from a given input filename.
lines larger than 4096 characters are hard wrapped.

options
   -samelines  count number of occurences per line, then
               prefix lines by TAB separated counter.
   -digits=n   with -samelines, change no. of counter digits
   -case       case sensitive text comparison

see also
   sfk filter  with -unique, to strip duplicate lines.
   sfk view    a GUI tool that can filter text just by
               typing or clicking on a word, telling
               the number of result lines instantly.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-count

examples
   sfk count in.txt
      tell number of lines in file in.txt
   sfk filter words.txt +count -same -digits=10
      tell how often each line occurs in words.txt,
      and format the occurence counter with 10 digits.
   sfk -var filter in.txt +setvar a +count +setvar n
    +for i from 5 to #(n) +getvar -numline=#(i) a +endfor
      stores in.txt in variable a, the number of lines
      in variable n, then prints line 5 to end.
 

sfk count [-same[lines] infile

count total number of text lines, or group 
identical text lines, counting the number
of occurences per line.

may read chain text from a previous command,
or text lines from a given input filename.
lines larger than 4096 characters are hard 
wrapped.

options
   -samelines  count number of occurences 
               per line, then prefix lines
               by TAB separated counter.
   -digits=n   with -samelines, change no. 
                     of counter digits
   -case       case sensitive text 
               comparison

see also
   sfk filter  with -unique, to strip 
                     duplicate lines.
   sfk view    a GUI tool that can filter 
               text just by typing or
               clicking on a word, telling
               the number of result lines
               instantly.

web reference
   http://stahlworks.com/sfk-count


examples
   sfk count in.txt
      tell number of lines in file in.txt
   sfk filter words.txt +count -same 
   -digits=10
      tell how often each line occurs in 
      words.txt, and format the occurence
      counter with 10 digits.
   sfk -var filter in.txt +setvar a +count 
                            +setvar n
    +for i from 5 to #(n) +getvar 
    -numline=#(i) a +endfor
      stores in.txt in variable a, the 
      number of lines in variable n, then
      prints line 5 to end.
 

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