diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
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+++ b/go.mod
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+module github.com/dustinpianalto/wc-go
+
+go 1.15
+
+require github.com/droundy/goopt v0.0.0-20170604162106-0b8effe182da // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
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+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+github.com/droundy/goopt v0.0.0-20170604162106-0b8effe182da h1:79H+mNJWOObWrQgbkSvvZ3t/D2lKWaTi9mu/v7fNRvg=
+github.com/droundy/goopt v0.0.0-20170604162106-0b8effe182da/go.mod h1:ytRJ64WkuW4kf6/tuYqBATBCRFUP8X9+LDtgcvE+koI=
diff --git a/pkg/wc/counter.go b/pkg/wc/counter.go
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+++ b/pkg/wc/counter.go
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+package wc
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Counter struct {
+	FileReader    *bufio.Reader
+	Words         int64
+	Chars         int64
+	Lines         int64
+	Bytes         int64
+	MaxLineLength int64
+}
+
+func Count(filename string, cw, cc, cl, cb, mll bool) {
+	if !cw && !cc && !cl && !cb && !mll {
+		cw = true
+		cc = false
+		cl = true
+		cb = true
+		mll = false
+	}
+	file, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	processLine := cw || cc
+	var c = Counter{FileReader: bufio.NewReader(file)}
+	if cl && !processLine {
+		c.CountLines(cb)
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%d %s\n", c.Lines, filename)
+}
+
+func (c *Counter) CountLines(cb bool) {
+	for {
+		r, s, err := c.FileReader.ReadRune()
+		log.Printf("%#v, %#v, %#v", r, s, err)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		if r == '\n' {
+			c.Lines++
+		}
+		if cb {
+			c.Bytes += int64(s)
+		}
+	}
+}