# [ `fxtools count` ]
## Summary
This command will just count the number of records in your input `fastx`
### Expected Input
```text
>AP2S1_a
ACTG
>AP2S1_b
ACTT
>AP2S2_a
CCCT
```
### Expected Output
```text
3
```
## Usage
```bash
# standard counting
fxtools count -i <fastx>
# from pipeline
fxtools filter -i <fastx> -p "ACTCGCG" | fxtools count
```