Save the script to a file, such as directory_list_sizes.sh, and make it executable:
chmod +x directory_list_sizes.shTo use the script, provide the target directory as an argument when running it:
./directory_list_sizes.sh /path/to/directory
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SH - Directory Listing with Sizes
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Check if a directory is provided as an argument | |
| if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then | |
| echo "Usage: $0 directory_path" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # Get the directory path from the command line argument | |
| dir_path=$1 | |
| # Check if the directory exists | |
| if [ ! -d "$dir_path" ]; then | |
| echo "Directory not found: $dir_path" | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| # List top-level directories and their sizes in megabytes without root directory, sorted by size (descending) | |
| cd "$dir_path" || exit | |
| du -sh */ | sort -hr | awk -F'\t' '{print $2 "\t" $1}' | column -t |
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