<# .SYNOPSIS Counts the number of lines .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script counts the number of lines in text files (.txt/.md/.c/.h/.cpp/.hpp/.java/.py/.ps1/.bat) within a directory tree. .PARAMETER pathToDirTree Specifies the path to the directory tree. .EXAMPLE PS> ./count-lines.ps1 C:\Repos\cmake ✔️ Found 639921 lines in 11411 text files within 📂cmake in 34 sec. .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$pathToDirTree = "") try { if ($pathToDirTree -eq "" ) { $pathToDirTree = Read-Host "Enter the path to the directory tree" } $stopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() $pathToDirTree = Resolve-Path "$pathToDirTree" Write-Progress "Counting lines within $pathToDirTree ..." [int64]$numFiles = [int64]$numLines = 0 Get-ChildItem -Path $pathToDirTree -Include *.txt,*.md,*.c,*.h,*.cpp,*.hpp,*.java,*.py,*.ps1,*.bat -Recurse | ForEach-Object { $numLines += (Get-Content $_.FullName | Measure-Object -line).Lines $numFiles++ } $folderName = (Get-Item "$pathToDirTree").Name Write-Progress -completed " " [int]$Elapsed = $stopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ Found $numLines lines in $numFiles text files within 📂$folderName in $Elapsed sec." exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }