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Script to vacuum all sqlite database on my system
#!/bin/bash
set -eu
echo "Scanning for sqlite databases..."
find \
~/Library\
~/Pictures/\
-type f '(' -iname '*.sqlite' -o -iname '*.db' ')' \
-print0 | while read -r -d $'\0' filename; do
filetype=$(file "${filename}")
if [[ "${filetype}" =~ 'SQLite 3' ]]; then
oldsize=$(stat -c %s "${filename}")
nice sqlite3 "${filename}" vacuum
newsize=$(stat -c %s "${filename}")
if [[ $oldsize -ne $newsize ]]; then
change=$(( 100 - (100 * $newsize) / $oldsize ))
echo "${filename}: ${change}% "
fi
fi
done
# EOF
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docwhat commented Aug 22, 2019

I don’t use Thunderbird nor do I use this script anymore.

The echo is what prints the file name and percent change.

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