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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Count C/C++ files and lines in the project.
+Works on both Linux and Windows.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# C/C++ file extensions
+CPP_EXTENSIONS = {'.c', '.cc', '.cpp', '.cxx', '.h', '.hh', '.hpp', '.hxx'}
+
+
+def is_cpp_file(filepath: Path) -> bool:
+    """Check if file has a C/C++ extension."""
+    return filepath.suffix.lower() in CPP_EXTENSIONS
+
+
+def count_lines_in_file(filepath: Path) -> int:
+    """Count lines in a single file."""
+    try:
+        with open(filepath, 'r', encoding='utf-8', errors='ignore') as f:
+            return sum(1 for _ in f)
+    except (IOError, OSError):
+        return 0
+
+
+def collect_cpp_files(root_dir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    """Collect all C/C++ files recursively from root directory."""
+    cpp_files = []
+    for path in root_dir.rglob('*'):
+        if path.is_file() and is_cpp_file(path):
+            cpp_files.append(path)
+    return cpp_files
+
+
+def get_directory_stats(root_dir: Path, cpp_files: list[Path]) -> dict[str, dict]:
+    """Get statistics grouped by immediate subdirectories."""
+    stats = {}
+    
+    # Initialize stats for immediate subdirectories
+    for item in root_dir.iterdir():
+        if item.is_dir():
+            stats[item.name] = {'files': 0, 'lines': 0}
+    
+    # Also count files directly in root
+    stats['.'] = {'files': 0, 'lines': 0}
+    
+    for filepath in cpp_files:
+        try:
+            # Get relative path from root
+            rel_path = filepath.relative_to(root_dir)
+            
+            # Determine which immediate subdirectory this file belongs to
+            if len(rel_path.parts) == 1:
+                # File is directly in root
+                dir_key = '.'
+            else:
+                # File is in a subdirectory
+                dir_key = rel_path.parts[0]
+            
+            if dir_key in stats:
+                line_count = count_lines_in_file(filepath)
+                stats[dir_key]['files'] += 1
+                stats[dir_key]['lines'] += line_count
+        except (ValueError, IndexError):
+            continue
+    
+    return stats
+
+
+def main():
+    # Use current directory as root, or accept a path argument
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        root_dir = Path(sys.argv[1]).resolve()
+    else:
+        root_dir = Path.cwd()
+    
+    if not root_dir.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Directory '{root_dir}' does not exist.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    
+    print(f"Scanning C/C++ files in: {root_dir}")
+    print("=" * 60)
+    
+    # Collect all C/C++ files
+    cpp_files = collect_cpp_files(root_dir)
+    
+    if not cpp_files:
+        print("No C/C++ files found.")
+        sys.exit(0)
+    
+    # Get directory statistics
+    dir_stats = get_directory_stats(root_dir, cpp_files)
+    
+    # Print per-directory statistics
+    print("\nPer-directory C/C++ statistics:")
+    print("-" * 60)
+    print(f"{'Directory':<30} {'Files':>10} {'Lines':>15}")
+    print("-" * 60)
+    
+    total_files = 0
+    total_lines = 0
+    
+    # Sort directories: root first, then alphabetically
+    sorted_dirs = sorted(dir_stats.keys(), key=lambda x: (x != '.', x.lower()))
+    
+    for dir_name in sorted_dirs:
+        stat = dir_stats[dir_name]
+        if stat['files'] > 0:
+            display_name = '(root)' if dir_name == '.' else dir_name
+            print(f"{display_name:<30} {stat['files']:>10} {stat['lines']:>15,}")
+            total_files += stat['files']
+            total_lines += stat['lines']
+    
+    print("-" * 60)
+    print(f"{'TOTAL':<30} {total_files:>10} {total_lines:>15,}")
+    print("=" * 60)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()