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DISKCAT.SH

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: March 21, 2005
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NAME

diskcat.sh, Bash script, disk cataloger; use in conjuction with condiskcat

 

SYNOPSIS

diskcat.sh <dir under /mnt> <target filename>

 

EXAMPLES

diskcat.sh cdrom slackware_d1
diskcat.sh floppy backups_1
diskcat.sh zip zipdisk_5

 

DESCRIPTION

This script simply redirects the output of ls -alR to a text file. The destination directory and filename is determined by the two command line arguments. For instance, if floppy is the first option, the file will be sent to ~/diskcat/floppy. If backups_1 is the second option, the text file created there will be backups_1.dir.
The script will add /mnt/ to the first argument, so using cdrom as the first argument, ls -alR will read from /mnt/cdrom. Edit the script as needed if you'd like to catalog another mountpoint or partition.

 

NOTES

As per the rules in Linux, If you are running diskcat.sh as a non-root user, the output will only show what would normally be shown to a non-root user. If you want to be assured of a complete listing, use sudo or run as root. Keep in mind that any directories or text files this program creates or generates will be owned by root if run using sudo. You may create the diskcat directory and subdirectories prior to running sudo. For instance, if you know you're going to catalog a cdrom labeled, "backups", then under ~/diskcat/cdrom use "touch backups.dir".


Diskcat.sh will not append to existing .dir files, only overwrite. You can change this by editing the script, if desired.


Use the program "condiskcat" to search the .dir files. The .dir files can actually have any extension -- or none at all.

 

HISTORY

None; first release.

 

RESOURCES

Bourne Again Shell

 

BUGS

None yet reported or known. Suggestions and bug reports to Andy Alt <andyqwerty@users.sourceforge.net> are welcome and appreciated.

 

FILES

condiskcat
diskcat.sh
$HOME/diskcat
$HOME/diskcat/cdrom (example,optional)
$HOME/diskcat/zip (example,optional)

 

SEE ALSO

condiskcat(1) ls(1) mount(8) umount(8)

 

AUTHOR

Andy Alt <andyqwerty@users.sourceforge.net>
Please email me if you'd like to help with this project.


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
EXAMPLES
DESCRIPTION
NOTES
HISTORY
RESOURCES
BUGS
FILES
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR

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