diff --git a/util/notegrep.sh b/util/notegrep.sh
index a573908..ffddca6 100644
--- a/util/notegrep.sh
+++ b/util/notegrep.sh
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ function notegrep() {
         case $option in
             -sc | --split-char)
                 . ~/.shellnotes/util/notegrep/sc.sh
+        ;;
+            -cl | --count-lines )
+                . ~/.shellnotes/util/notegrep/cl.sh
         ;;
             *)
                 echo "Invalid parameter. Proceeding in normal grep mode."
diff --git a/util/notegrep/cl.sh b/util/notegrep/cl.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..622ed9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/notegrep/cl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+:<<'info'
+shellnotes - cl.sh
+(C) Dimitris Marakomihelakis
+Released under the "All rights reserved" category. See the RIGHTS.txt file
+in /docs/github/ for its full text.
+info
+
+out="$(grep $regex $DEFAULT_PATH/$notename | wc -l)"
+echo "Compressed $out lines of grep output."
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