---
name: "ccount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "metrics"
version: "1.0-1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ccount"
---

# ccount(1)

program that counts lines of C code. Is close to compliance with SPR counting rules.

## NAME

ccount - program that counts lines of C code. Is close to compliance  with SPR counting rules.

## SYNOPSIS

**ccount**   files...\

## DESCRIPTION

The main output number from **ccount** is non-comment source statements (NCSS).  It will also report the number of PROCEDUREs + FUNCTIONs, comments, blank lines, and total source lines. NCSS is estimated by counting the number of semicolons, not counting those in string constants or comments. A line that contains a semicolon and a comment will be counted in both categories.

## BUGS

[ccount(1)](/ccount/1.md) does not count macro definitions, nor does it handle if  statements correctly. It could be easily fixed.

## SEE ALSO

[csize(1)](/csize/1.md), [kdsi(1)](/kdsi/1.md), [ccount(1)](/ccount/1.md), [lc(1)](/lc/1.md), [metrics(1)](/metrics/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by  \<ioannis@debian.org\>,