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+++ b/test/total_chars.sh	Fri Jun 03 20:05:15 2022 +0200
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS HEADER.
+#
+# Copyright 2018 Mike Becker. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+#   1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#   2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+#      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+# IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+# ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+# LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+# SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+# INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+# CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+# ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+# POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+
+echo -n "Verifying correctness of total character count: "
+
+clineprg="$(pwd)/../src/cline"
+
+cd $srcdir
+count=`$clineprg -Vcs testfile.c`
+expected=334
+
+if [ "$count" -eq "$expected" ]; then
+    echo "OK."
+    exit 0;
+else
+    echo "FAIL! $count is not $expected"
+    exit 1;
+fi