text-stat

Count words, characters, lines, and estimate reading time for any text. Use when you need quick text analytics on a file or pasted content.

A lightweight text statistics tool for word count, character count, line count, and estimated reading time.

Usage

Run the bundled script on any text file:

bash

bash scripts/text-stat.sh /path/to/file.txt

Or pipe text in:

bash

echo "hello world" | bash scripts/text-stat.sh

Output

text

Lines:       42
Words:       318
Characters:  2,047
Reading time (200 wpm): 1m 35s