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