install

Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install gocloc

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Little fast LoC counter

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

gocloc

history

Project history and usage

gocloc is a Go implementation of a source-code line counter, inspired by cloc and tokei. It reports file, blank, comment, and code counts by language, with CLI and container workflows.

Project history

The public repository was created in April 2016. The README describes the project as a little fast cloc-style counter written in Go and explicitly cites tokei as an inspiration. GitHub release records show the v0.2.1 release in March 2019 and later 0.x releases through the 2020s.

Adoption history

gocloc is packaged for Homebrew and is also documented for AUR installation in the README. Its packaging profile is typical of developer metrics tools: small binary, no service, useful in local repositories and CI jobs.

How it is used

Users run gocloc against a directory to print per-language totals, request supported languages with --show-lang, or run it through Docker. The README also documents Jenkins/SLOCCount-oriented output workflows, making it useful both at the terminal and in reporting pipelines.

Why package nerds care

The package is interesting as part of the lineage from cloc to newer compiled counters such as tokei and gocloc. For package managers, it is a low-friction developer-tool formula: install one executable and use it across repositories without managing a Perl or Rust toolchain at runtime.

Timeline

2016-04-01: Public GitHub repository created
2019-03-02: v0.2.1 release published
2021-02-19: v0.4.0 release published
2023-05-06: v0.5.0 release published
2025-03-24: v0.7.0 release published

Related projects

cloc is the predecessor-style tool named in the README.
tokei is explicitly cited by gocloc as an inspiration.
SLOCCount appears in the README's Jenkins integration workflow.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`gocloc`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version0.7.0

manager updated2026-07-25

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gocloc
Version	0.7.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/hhatto/gocloc
Repository	https://github.com/hhatto/gocloc
Last updated	2026-07-25T20:55:24-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gocloc.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install gocloc with Homebrew