#!/usr/bin/env node var argv = require('yargs') .usage('Count the lines in a file.\nUsage: $0') .options({ file : { demand : true, alias : 'f', description : 'Load a file' }, base : { alias : 'b', description : 'Numeric base to use for output', default : 10, }, }) .argv ; var fs = require('fs'); var s = fs.createReadStream(argv.file); var lines = 0; s.on('data', function (buf) { lines += buf.toString().match(/\n/g).length; }); s.on('end', function () { console.log(lines.toString(argv.base)); });