diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+obj/
+*.a
+*.o
diff --git a/src/string/ft_count_words.c b/src/string/ft_count_words.c
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+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                  :::  o_   ::::::    :::   */
+/*   ft_count_words.c                              :+:  /    :+::+:    :+:    */
+/*                                                +:+   >   +:++:+    +:+     */
+/*   By: whaffman <whaffman@student.codam.nl>    +#+  +:+  +#++#++:++#++      */
+/*                                              +#+ +#+#+ +#++#+    +#+ \o/   */
+/*   Created: 2024/12/06 13:10:36 by whaffman   #+#+# #+#+# #+#    #+#   |    */
+/*   Updated: 2024/12/06 13:11:33 by whaffman   ###   ###  ###    ###   / \   */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+int	ft_count_words(char const *s, char c)
+{
+	int	n;
+	int	i;
+
+	n = 0;
+	i = 0;
+	while (s[i])
+	{
+		if (s[i] != c && (s[i + 1] == c || s[i + 1] == '\0'))
+			n++;
+		i++;
+	}
+	return (n);
+}