Using a Filename as an Input

count.go

func count(filename string) (int, error) {
	file, err := os.Open(filename)
	if err != nil {
		return 0, errors.Wrapf(err, "unable to open %s", filename)
	}
	defer file.Close()

	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(file)
	count := 0
	for scanner.Scan() {
		if scanner.Text() == "" {
			count++
		}
	}
	return count, nil
}