count the number of lines in text data with sfk count for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
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 alsosfk 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 referencehttp://stahlworks.com/sfk-countexamplessfk 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.