Character Frequency Analysis

This console application, called "frequencies", performs frequency analysis on a text file and displays the most frequently used characters.

Getting Started

To use and run the solution, follow the steps below.

Prerequisites

• .NET 6 SDK installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone or download the solution from the repository.
2. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the root directory of the solution.

Build

To build the solution and generate the executable file, run the following command:

dotnet build --configuration Release

Usage

To run the application, open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the executable file.

Use the following command:

frequencies.exe <file-path> <case-sensitive-flag>

Replace with the path to the text file you want to analyze, and with "Y" for case-sensitive analysis or any other value for case-insensitive analysis.

For example, to analyze the sample.txt file in case-insensitive mode:

frequencies.exe sample.txt N

This command assumes that the frequencies.exe file is in the current directory. Replace sample.txt with the path to the text file you want to analyze. The N flag specifies case-insensitive analysis. Use Y for case-sensitive analysis.

Output

The application will display the following information:

• The total number of characters read, excluding whitespace characters.
• The top 10 most frequent characters, along with the number of occurrences of each.