https://www.ytpor.com/tags/cloc/Recent content in Cloc on YT PorHugo -- 0.163.3en-usTue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://www.ytpor.com/2026/06/calculate-lines-of-code-using-cloc/Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0800https://www.ytpor.com/2026/06/calculate-lines-of-code-using-cloc/<p><code>cloc</code> counts source lines of code across a project, separating code lines from comment lines and blank lines. For most reporting purposes - cost estimation, change tracking, and audits - only the code line count matters.</p> <p>Install it with Homebrew on macOS, APT on Debian/Ubuntu, or Chocolatey on Windows:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>brew install cloc <span style="color:#75715e"># macOS</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo apt install cloc <span style="color:#75715e"># Debian / Ubuntu</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span>choco install cloc <span style="color:#75715e"># Windows</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><p>Run it from the project root and exclude dependency and generated directories. Without exclusions, vendored libraries and build artifacts inflate the count. The directories to exclude depend on the ecosystem.</p>