# Install sloccount with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper

Count lines of code in many languages. Version 2.26 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sloccount
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sloccount
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install sloccount
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: textproc/sloccount/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add sloccount
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sloccount from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install sloccount
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: sloccount from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install sloccount
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sloccount from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S sloccount
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: sloccount from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install c_count
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: c_count from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sloccount
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sloccount>
- **Version:** 2.26
- **Source summary:** Count lines of code in many languages
- **Homepage:** <https://dwheeler.com/sloccount/>
- **Repository:** <https://sourceforge.net/p/sloccount/code>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://dwheeler.com/sloccount>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://dwheeler.com/sloccount/sloccount-2.26.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- ada_count (cli)
- asm_count (cli)
- awk_count (cli)
- break_filelist (cli)
- c_count (cli)
- cobol_count (cli)
- compute_all (cli)
- compute_sloc_lang (cli)
- count_extensions (cli)
- count_unknown_ext (cli)
- csh_count (cli)
- erlang_count (cli)
- exp_count (cli)
- f90_count (cli)
- fortran_count (cli)
- generic_count (cli)
- get_sloc (cli)
- get_sloc_details (cli)
- haskell_count (cli)
- java_count (cli)
- jsp_count (cli)
- lex_count (cli)
- lexcount1 (cli)
- lisp_count (cli)
- make_filelists (cli)
- makefile_count (cli)
- ml_count (cli)
- modula3_count (cli)
- objc_count (cli)
- pascal_count (cli)
- perl_count (cli)
- php_count (cli)
- print_sum (cli)
- python_count (cli)
- ruby_count (cli)
- sed_count (cli)
- sh_count (cli)
- show_filecount (cli)
- sloccount (cli)
- sql_count (cli)
- tcl_count (cli)
- ada_count (alias)
- asm_count (alias)
- awk_count (alias)
- break_filelist (alias)
- c_count (alias)
- cobol_count (alias)
- compute_all (alias)
- compute_sloc_lang (alias)
- count_extensions (alias)
- count_unknown_ext (alias)
- csh_count (alias)
- erlang_count (alias)
- exp_count (alias)
- f90_count (alias)
- fortran_count (alias)
- generic_count (alias)
- get_sloc (alias)
- get_sloc_details (alias)
- haskell_count (alias)
- java_count (alias)
- jsp_count (alias)
- lex_count (alias)
- lexcount1 (alias)
- lisp_count (alias)
- make_filelists (alias)
- makefile_count (alias)
- ml_count (alias)
- modula3_count (alias)
- objc_count (alias)
- pascal_count (alias)
- perl_count (alias)
- php_count (alias)
- print_sum (alias)
- python_count (alias)
- ruby_count (alias)
- sed_count (alias)
- sh_count (alias)
- show_filecount (alias)
- sloccount (alias)
- sql_count (alias)
- tcl_count (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 2.26
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://dwheeler.com/sloccount/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** sloccount
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - sloccount - 2.26+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sloccount from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | programs for counting physical source lines of code (SLOC) | https://www.dwheeler.com/sloccount/
- Ubuntu apt - sloccount - 2.26-5.2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sloccount from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | programs for counting physical source lines of code (SLOC) | http://www.dwheeler.com/sloccount/
- apk - sloccount - 2.26-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sloccount from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool for counting physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) | https://dwheeler.com/sloccount
- apk - sloccount-doc - 2.26-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sloccount-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool for counting physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) (documentation) | https://dwheeler.com/sloccount
- dnf - sloccount - 2.26-44.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sloccount from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Measures source lines of code (SLOC) in programs | https://sourceforge.net/projects/sloccount/
- pacman - sloccount - 2.26-11: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: sloccount from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tools for counting physical source lines of code | https://www.dwheeler.com/sloccount/
- MacPorts - sloccount: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/sloccount/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - c_count: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/c_count/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - c_count - 7.25-1.3: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: c_count from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Source Code Measure Counter for C/C++/Java | https://invisible-island.net/c_count/


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sloccount.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sloccount.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
