dir2md.sh shell script

dir2md.sh

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Usage function for help
+usage() {
+    cat << EOF
+Usage: $(basename "$0") [directory] [output.md]
+Generate a markdown-formatted directory listing.
+
+Arguments:
+    directory   : Directory to scan (default: current directory)
+    output.md   : Output markdown file (default: directory_listing.md)
+EOF
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Set default values
+target_dir="${1:-.}"
+output_file="${2:-directory_listing.md}"
+
+# Validate directory
+if [ ! -d "$target_dir" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Directory '$target_dir' does not exist." >&2
+    usage
+fi
+
+# Create or truncate the output file
+: > "$output_file"
+
+# Write header to the markdown file
+{
+    echo "# Directory Listing: $(cd "$target_dir" && pwd)"
+    echo "Generated on: $(date)"
+    echo
+} >> "$output_file"
+
+# Function to calculate the depth of a path
+get_depth() {
+    printf "%s" "$1" | tr -c -d '/' | wc -c
+}
+
+# Main function to generate the listing
+generate_listing() {
+    # Use find to get all files and directories, sort them
+    find "$target_dir" -print | sort | while read -r item; do
+        # Skip the target directory itself
+        [ "$item" = "$target_dir" ] && continue
+        
+        # Calculate relative path and depth
+        rel_path="${item#$target_dir/}"
+        depth=$(get_depth "$rel_path")
+        
+        # Calculate indentation (2 spaces per level)
+        indent=""
+        i=0
+        while [ $i -lt "$depth" ]; do
+            indent="$indent  "
+            i=$((i + 1))
+        done
+        
+        # Get the basename of the item
+        base_name=$(basename "$item")
+        
+        # Generate the markdown line
+        if [ -d "$item" ]; then
+            # Directory: add trailing slash and make it bold
+            echo "${indent}- **${base_name}/**" >> "$output_file"
+        else
+            # Regular file
+            echo "${indent}- ${base_name}" >> "$output_file"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Generate the listing
+generate_listing
+
+echo "Directory listing has been saved to: $output_file"