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Shell script calculating how big percentage a directory takes of total disk space
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#!/bin/bash | |
# Function to calculate the percentage | |
calculate_percentage() { | |
total_space=$(df -k --output=size "$1" | sed -n '2p' | tr -d '[:space:]') | |
used_space=$(du -sk "$1" | cut -f1 | tr -d '[:space:]') | |
percentage=$(echo "scale=2; ($used_space / $total_space) * 100" | bc) | |
echo "$percentage $1" | |
} | |
# Check if directory paths are provided as arguments | |
if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then | |
echo "Usage: $0 /path/to/directory1 /path/to/directory2 ..." | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Loop through each provided directory path | |
for directory_path in "$@"; do | |
# Check if the provided path is a valid directory | |
if [ ! -d "$directory_path" ]; then | |
echo "Error: Not a valid directory path: $directory_path" | |
else | |
calculate_percentage "$directory_path" | |
fi | |
done |
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