So here's the scenario -

I need to write a script to report useful information on disk utilization for each user's home directory.

For each directory I need to show:

1. the long listing of that directory entry (but not the files in the directory), so that I can see the rights and owners of the directory.

2. The amount of disk used by that directory, in human-readable format, including subdirectories.

I need to have two lines for each user one after the other. For example:
/home/user1 directory info
/home/user1 disk usage
/home/user2 directory info
/home/user2 disk usage

and so on.

The script will assume that all users, except user root, have their home directories in the /home directory (no need to do anything with the /etc/passwd file). And if the administrator adds or removes users, the script should still work correctly (so the script shows the information for all current users).

Here's what I do know. The command "ls -ld /home/user's_name" will give me the info I need for #1. And the command "du -hs" will give me the info I need for #2. What I don't know is how to grab each individual directory in order to apply the above commands to each of them in order. ???

Any insight on this problem would be greatly appreaciated. Thanks!

Try this:

It'll put the output in the file into an easy to read format

It isn't exactly what you want, but thats the best i can help!

Hi,

So you've shown us your need! What's your deed?

We will aid you when you help yourself to a solution. Provide us with what you have attempted and then maybe someone will be able to assist.

It does smell like homework to me.

Just a few links to aid you to gaining some understanding;

Linux Documentation Project
Rute Tutorial & Exposition
Linux Command Guide
Utimate Linux Newbie Guide
LinuxSelfHelp
Getting Started with Linux
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
Linux Home Networking


The above links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links'. More than just Slackware® links!

Actually, it's a peer challenge (and it's driving me nuts!). I can't figure out code to get my current users, and put them into a set of variables that I can work with. At least I'm assuming this is what I need to do.

Well--whatever it is--you still need to show us what you have tried. (did you try what leopard suggested? Was it useful? If not, what else was needed?)

By "current users", do you mean the ones logged in? Did you try the "users' command?

Thanks for the replies thus far. I've been trying various attempts with for loop logic, but have been coming up empty, until now I think. Here is what I currently have:

Finally! But I still need to get the home directory for user root in here as well. Now I'm lost again. LOL, I'm guessing that for loop logic doesn't allow for multiple specified sets. Hmmm... Since we know the root user will always be there, maybe I can just tack on a simple statement above the for loop to operate on the root user folder. ???

Actually... yes. Every item separated by space or tab is part of the list to loop over. Since the "globbed" list is expanded before the loop is actually executed, you can add other items as well

The unstated point made by colucix is that "root" does not have a home directory under /home. "root"'s home is /root.

Cool. I didn't realize that would work. LOL, now I can look smarter than I actually am. My original code was going to be:

Now I can just do:

Hey, this linux stuff is pretty cool.
Thanks.

Yup!!
Remember:
First there was Unix
Then there were various unsuccessful experiments--VMS, DOS, AppleDOS, MacOS, Windows, etc.

Linux is really just a homecoming....

I take exception to the VMS being unsuccessful. It was amazingly robust, and the VAX's were way ahead of their time. I remember back in 1989, having Ethernet interfaces that did channel bonding, full failover on hardware, clustering, etc., on boxes that were less than $50k...which in 1989 was pretty damned cheap. DEC didn't market things well. VMS still lives, too:

http://www.openvms.org/

Concur with TB0ne; especially clusters - too easy

So noone jumped on Windows being an unsuccessful experiment..???

Sorry, I forgot to include the picture of my tonque in my cheek....

Hi,

I must agree whole heartily that VMS is a robust system. And that DEC didn't market well. Ah that sweet 11, I still have some memories that I've been trying to forget for years. I've got some old planes in the LAB just to remember those years. I'm sure if I still had a system and slapped them back in, the memory would be valid still.

Long wire differential channels with multiplex were the norm in the late 70s' & 80s' for most installations. Heck, shared memory was at the forefront with DEC. Then add the SMD (disk) systems and you had a system that could walk the talk.

I like being on a website where the majority of people would agree with that statement.

@pixellany:-

LoL.