--- /dev/null
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+var argv = require('optimist')
+ .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));
+});