LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/self-document.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# self-document.sh: self-documenting script
# Modification of "colm.sh".
DOC_REQUEST=70
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" ] # Request help.
then
echo; echo "Usage: $0 [directory-name]"; echo
sed --silent -e '/DOCUMENTATIONXX$/,/^DOCUMENTATIONXX$/p' "$0" |
sed -e '/DOCUMENTATIONXX$/d'; exit $DOC_REQUEST; fi
: <<DOCUMENTATIONXX
List the statistics of a specified directory in tabular format.
---------------------------------------------------------------
The command-line parameter gives the directory to be listed.
If no directory specified or directory specified cannot be read,
then list the current working directory.
DOCUMENTATIONXX
if [ -z "$1" -o ! -r "$1" ]
then
directory=.
else
directory="$1"
fi
echo "Listing of "$directory":"; echo
(printf "PERMISSIONS LINKS OWNER GROUP SIZE MONTH DAY HH:MM PROG-NAME\n" \
; ls -l "$directory" | sed 1d) | column -t
exit 0