diff --git a/05-char-counting.c b/05-char-counting.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ebecc04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05-char-counting.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main()
+{
+	long nc;
+
+	nc = 0;
+	while (getchar() != EOF)
+		++nc;
+	printf("%ld\n", nc);
+}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e70c2c4..e60db29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all: hello mathvars c2f input
+all: hello mathvars c2f input count
 
 hello: 01-hello-world.c
 	gcc -o ./bin/01-helloworld 01-hello-world.c
@@ -12,5 +12,8 @@ c2f: 03-celsius-to-fahrenheit.c
 input: 04-file-copying.c
 	gcc -o ./bin/04-input 04-file-copying.c
 
+count: 05-char-counting.c
+	gcc -o ./bin/05-count 05-char-counting.c
+
 clean:
 	$(RM) ./bin/*-*