# cloc > Count, and compute differences of, lines of source code and comments. - Count all the lines of code in a directory: `cloc {{/path/to/directory}}` - Count all the lines of code in a directory, displaying a progress bar during the counting process: `cloc --progress=1 {{/path/to/directory}}` - Compare 2 directory structures and count the differences between them: `cloc --diff {{/directory/one}} {{/directory/two}}`