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Old 09-06-2010, 11:17 PM   #1
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du style directory listing with file numbers


Is there a command to return a recursive listing of sub-directories and the number of fils in them?

I have found plenty of ways to give me the total number of files in a directory structure, but none that gives a list of the sub-directories with the number of files in them. "du" gives me a listing of directories with their sizes, but I couldn't find an option (or any other way) to give me the number of files as well.

Ideally, I'd like to get list with "Size" "Files" "Dir name" - but I don't want to be greedy, just the last two would be a great help. And the order of the columns doesn't matter.

Is there a "simple" command line solution or do I need a shell script for that?
Thanks
 
Old 09-06-2010, 11:58 PM   #2
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You can use this Python snippet
Code:
import os
root="/home"
for r,d,f in os.walk( os.path.join(root,"path1","path2") ):
    print "In directory: %s, there are %d files" %(r,len(f))
    for files in f:
        path=os.path.join(r,files)
        print "File: %s, size: %d bytes" %( os.path.join(r,files) , os.path.getsize(path ) )

Last edited by ghostdog74; 09-07-2010 at 12:00 AM.
 
Old 09-07-2010, 01:07 AM   #3
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Here is an alternative:
Code:
find <path> -type f -printf "%s %h\n" | awk '{c[$2]++;s[$2]+=$1}END{for(x in c)print s[x],c[x],x}'
Obviously enter the <path> you wish to look at.
 
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Old 09-09-2010, 12:12 AM   #4
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Many thanks to ghostdog74 and grail

ghosdog74:

Unfortunately, your snippet returned the following error.

./dirlist.py: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `('
./dirlist.py: line 3: `for r,d,f in os.walk( os.path.join(root,"path1","path2") ):'

I copied your snippet into a file "dirlist.py",
then: chmod +x dirlist.py
followed by ./dirlist.py

Python has been on my "wish-to-learn" list for some time, but I don't know enough (or anything) of it to fix the problem. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, I will find the time to explore Python and understand what's gone wrong here.

grail:
Your "oneliner" worked a treat, just what the doctor ordered. I will try to pick it appart and see how the individual bits and pieces work together.

Again, Thanks a lot for your help and support!!
 
Old 09-09-2010, 12:42 AM   #5
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Unfortunately, your snippet returned the following error.
I do not have the problem. Make sure when you change the paths to use your own paths, don't forget about the quotes. (and the open/closen braces).
 
Old 09-09-2010, 01:07 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by ghostdog74 View Post
I do not have the problem. Make sure when you change the paths to use your own paths, don't forget about the quotes. (and the open/closen braces).
Don't forget to specify the interpreter at the beginning of the file (#!/usr/local/bin/python). Run "whereis python" to figure out the correct interpreter path because the one I gave was just a guess.

Or run "python ./dirlist.py"

Last edited by sag47; 09-09-2010 at 01:10 AM.
 
  


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