Linux - Count number of lines in file

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Linux - Count number of lines in file

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Last edited Jan 10, 2015

Created on Jan 10, 2015

This example demonstrates how to count the number of lines in a file using the `wc -l` command, displaying the result directly in the terminal. The code runs `wc -l <myfile>` and prints the output, such as `4577465 myfile.csv`, showing both the line count and the filename. It relies solely on the standard Unix `wc` utility via a shell command, with no external visualization libraries or rendering APIs. The approach is a straightforward command-line operation, not a graphical data visualization, and the output is plain text rather than a chart or interactive graphic.

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