The snippet library.
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Count bytes in a file
Linux Commands: Use wc -c for byte length rather than Unicode character count.
Linux Commands✓ Tested
Count commits on the current branch
Git: Count commits on the current branch inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Count commits reachable from a revision
Git: rev-list --count counts reachable commits without printing commit identifiers.
Git✓ Tested
Count commits unique to each of two branches
Git: The symmetric difference with left-right separates commits reachable from only one side.
Git✓ Tested
Count day boundaries between dates
Compare date values with DATEDIFF.
DATEDIFF✓ Tested
Count days between calendar dates
Python: Subtract date objects to get an exact calendar-day difference.
Python✓ Tested
Count days between calendar dates
PowerShell: Parse an unambiguous format before subtracting date values.
PowerShell✓ Tested
Count days between two dates
Java: Use ChronoUnit.DAYS for an elapsed count rather than a Period day component.
Java✓ Tested
Count days between UTC-midnight dates
JavaScript: A day is exactly 86400000 milliseconds for these explicitly UTC-midnight inputs.
JavaScript✓ Tested
Count days between UTC-midnight dates
TypeScript: A day is exactly 86400000 milliseconds for these explicitly UTC-midnight inputs.
TypeScript✓ Tested
Count distinct values within a result
SQL: COUNT DISTINCT counts distinct non-null values.
SQL✓ Tested
Count distinct values within a result
SQL Server: COUNT DISTINCT counts distinct non-null values.
SQL Server✓ Tested