#!/bin/bash
# Script name: findBigFiles.sh
# Author: Husain Alderazi
# Date: 13/11/2024
# Purpose: Find files larger than a specified size in the current directory
function usage {
echo "***************************************"
echo "USAGE: $SCRIPT_NAME [Number_Of_Meg_Bytes]"
echo "EXAMPLE: $SCRIPT_NAME 5"
echo "Will Find Files Larger Than 5 Mb in and below the Current Directory..."
echo "EXITING..."
echo "***************************************"
}
function trap_exit {
echo -e "\n**********************************************"
echo -e "\n\n EXITING ON A TRAPPED SIGNAL..."
echo -e "\n\n**********************************************\n"
}
trap 'trap_exit; exit 2' 1 2 3 15
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
usage
exit 1
fi
DATESTAMP=$(date +"%h %d,%Y,%T")
SEARCH_PATH=$(pwd)
echo "Searching for Files Larger Than $1Mb starting in:"
echo "$SEARCH_PATH"
echo "Please Standby for the Search Results..."
find "$SEARCH_PATH" -type f -size +"$1"M -print > results.out
if [ ! -s results.out ]; then
echo "No files were found that are larger than $1Mb"
echo "Exiting..."
exit 0
fi
num_files=$(wc -l < results.out)
echo "Number of files found: $num_files"
echo "Results are in the file: results.out"
IT6004 - Unix Systems - Lab8
Finished Lab
Posted on 11/13/2024