I tried to read line by line in file, but I have a doubt how to print count of line in file using nodejs.

data.js

console.log("123")

console.log("123")


console.log("123")



console.log("123")

file.js

var lineReader = require('readline').createInterface({
  input: require('fs').createReadStream('./data.js')
});
lineReader.on('line', function (line) {
  console.log('Line from file:', line);
});

I got this ouput

Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file:
Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file:
Line from file: Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file: Line from file: Line from file: Line from file: console.log("123")

but I want how many lines of code in file using node js

I tried to read line by line in file, but I have a doubt how to print count of line in file using nodejs.

data.js

console.log("123")

console.log("123")


console.log("123")



console.log("123")

file.js

var lineReader = require('readline').createInterface({
  input: require('fs').createReadStream('./data.js')
});
lineReader.on('line', function (line) {
  console.log('Line from file:', line);
});

I got this ouput

Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file:
Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file:
Line from file: Line from file: console.log("123") Line from file: Line from file: Line from file: Line from file: console.log("123")

but I want how many lines of code in file using node js

• javascript
• node.js

• stackoverflow./questions/12453057/… This can help you – abby37 Commented May 14, 2019 at 5:35

3 Answers 3

const fs = require('fs')

fs.readFile('source', 'utf8', (err, data) => {
    console.log(data.split('\n').length)
})

First of all import fs library, then, read file and get length by splitting data

var i;
var count = 0;
require('fs').createReadStream(process.argv[2])
  .on('data', function(chunk) {
    for (i=0; i < chunk.length; ++i)
      if (chunk[i] == 10) count++;
  })
  .on('end', function() {
    console.log(count);
  });

let count = 0;
var lineReader = require('readline').createInterface({
   input: require('fs').createReadStream('./data.js')
});
lineReader.on('data', line => {
   for (i=0; i < line.length; ++i) if (line[i] == 10) count++;
})
.on('end', () => {
   console.log(count);
})

By looping the lines in file you count the number of lines this way. Also you can checkout this link for more details