dirlist

dirlist is a simple bash script to output and append directory contents to a log with a timestamp.

Simply run dirlist <directory> after installing to a directory in your system $PATH.

Uses ls to list all contents of a given directory, then writes/appends the output to file dir_list_log in the $HOME directory. dirlist also displays the contents at the same time using ls -1.

If you forget to include a <directory> ($location), the program will exit with an error message: "ERROR: Please provide a directory location to index."

dirlist log format example:

#### /home/user <ON> 21/03/2016 <AT> 01:26:33 PM ####
text1.txt
text2.txt
text3.txt
dir_list_log
>>>> End of listing for /home/user. <<<<

dirlist command output format example:

root@hostname:~# dirlist /home
Operation Complete: Logged to /root/dir_list_log.
_
#### /home <ON> 22/03/2016 <AT> 01:53:31 AM ####
file1.txt
file2.txt
file3.txt
file4.txt
user
>>>> End of listing for /home. <<<<