please if anyone has an idea on solving this problem tel me because i really need help before tuesday;
the question is:
write a program in linux that displays names of all the files and directories in your home directory ur program should display name of a file followed by (is a file), or name of a directory followed by (is directory).
the last line of the output of ur program should display total number of files and directories found on ur home directory and total size of all files and directories
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HINT:u can use system() call with parameter "ls-l>filename" to store output in a temperary file .read this file line by line to get type ,name,and size of each entey (file r directory),make sure u delete the temporary file before terminating ur program.

An obvious question, what language you are talking about? This will be easy to do using perl, but a little tough(IMO for newbies) in java or c. And I don't think you even need a temp file.

In java, you can do this by reading the contents of the directory, and then displaying whether this is a file or folder.

hi ,,,

i must use c language under linux , i am spending couple of time without knowing how to code it , our dr wants us to use temp file

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Here are some of the functions which can help you
1.scandir
2.stat

Run these commands on the command prompt
Info about these two commands will be given .
These will help you get what you want. If you have any doubts regarding this feel free to ask me.