loc
counts lines of code quickly
TLDR
Count lines of code in the current directory
$ loc
Count lines of code in a specific directory$ loc [path/to/directory]
Show per-file statistics$ loc --files
Exclude files matching a regex pattern$ loc --exclude [test]
Count only files matching a regex pattern$ loc --include [\.rs$]
Sort output by a specific column$ loc --sort [code]
Include files ignored by .gitignore$ loc -u
Include hidden files and directories as well$ loc -uu
SYNOPSIS
loc [options] [paths]
DESCRIPTION
loc counts lines of code quickly. It identifies programming languages and separates code, comments, and blank lines. By default, it respects .gitignore and .ignore files and skips hidden files and directories.
The tool is written in Rust for speed and can process large codebases significantly faster than alternatives like cloc.
PARAMETERS
PATHS
Directories or files to analyze. Defaults to the current directory.--files
Display statistics for each individual file parsed.--sort COLUMN
Sort results by the specified column (e.g., code, comment, lines, blank). Default is code in descending order.--include REGEX
Count only files matching the specified regex pattern.--exclude REGEX
Exclude files matching the specified regex pattern.-u
Unrestricted mode. Disregard .gitignore and .ignore files. Use twice (-uu) to also include hidden files and directories.
CAVEATS
Results may differ from other line counters due to differing language detection heuristics and comment-parsing rules. The project is no longer actively maintained.
