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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"srcd.works/go-git.v4"
+	. "srcd.works/go-git.v4/examples"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	CheckArgs("<path>")
+	path := os.Args[1]
+
+	// We instance a new repository targeting the given path (the .git folder)
+	r, err := git.PlainOpen(path)
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// Length of the HEAD history
+	Info("git rev-list HEAD --count")
+
+	// ... retrieving the HEAD reference
+	ref, err := r.Head()
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// ... retrieving the commit object
+	commit, err := r.Commit(ref.Hash())
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// ... calculating the commit history
+	commits, err := commit.History()
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	fmt.Println(len(commits))
+}