Unix wc-l Equivalent DOS Command Using C Program

Unix wc-l Equivalent DOS Command Using C Program

create a file named "wc.c" then copy and paste the below code:

#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char *args[])
{
    FILE * FilePointer;
    char Buffer[1024];
  //char FileWithLocation[] = "C:\\TC\\file\\HW_EXPORT_28_RAFM_FILE_11.04.11.CSV";
    long LastLine=0;

  //puts(args[1]);

    FilePointer = fopen(args[1],"rb");

    while(fgets(Buffer,1024,FilePointer)!=NULL)
    {
          LastLine++;
    }
    fclose(FilePointer);
  printf("%ld",LastLine);
  printf("");

    return 0;
}

Unix wc -l Equivalent DOS Command Using C Program

Now compile the program & make binary file and run the program(wc.exe) from command prompt by passing a text/csv file name as command line argument & get some interesting results as follows:

Unix wc -l Equivalent DOS Command Using C Program - output in the windows command prompt

The result in the windows command prompt

 

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