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