# len Command that reads stdin and prints its length in bytes, with human-friendly formatting if the output is a terminal. ## Installation [Install Cargo](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/getting-started/installation.html), the package manager for the Rust programming language. Then run: ```sh $ cargo install len ``` ## Usage ```sh $ cat /usr/share/dict/words | len 2.4 MiB ``` `len` will print its output in human-readable format if the output is a terminal, or a plain number otherwise, in which case it is the same as using `wc -c`.