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+#! /usr/bin/env sh
+
+###
+# Counts the lines of text in the specified files/directories
+###
+
+echo "Counting lines in '$(find "$@" -maxdepth 0)'"
+
+n=0
+find "$@" -exec wc -l {} \; 2>/dev/null | while true; do
+    if read line; then
+	n=$["$n" + "$(echo "$line" | cut -d" " -f1)"]
+	n_human_readable="$(echo "$n" | numfmt --to=si --round=nearest)"
+	printf "\e[2KLines: %s (counting)\r" "$n_human_readable"
+    else
+	printf "\e[2KLines: %s\r\n" "$n_human_readable"
+	break
+    fi
+done