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cdid.py recursively prints the contents of the directory with indentation and without stuttering. If the only contents of a given directory are another single directory, that single directory is concatenated instead of indented on the next line.
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#!/usr/bin/env python | |
import os | |
import sys | |
# print_compact_dir recursively prints the contents of the directory with indentation and without stuttering. | |
# If the only contents of a given directory are another single directory, that single directory is concatenated instead of indented on the next line. | |
def print_compact_dir(root, route, level): | |
dir_path = os.path.join(root, route) | |
contents = os.listdir(dir_path) | |
if len(contents) == 1 and os.path.isdir(os.path.join(dir_path, contents[0])): | |
# If the only content is another single directory, call self with the concatenated path instead | |
print_compact_dir(root, os.path.join(route, contents[0]), level) | |
else: | |
# Otherwise, print the route and directory contents | |
print_at_level(route + os.sep, level) | |
for dir in [item for item in contents if is_dir(dir_path, item) and not is_hidden(item)]: | |
print_compact_dir(os.path.join(root, route), dir, level+1) | |
for hidden_dir in [item for item in contents if is_dir(dir_path, item) and is_hidden(item)]: | |
print_at_level(hidden_dir + os.sep, level+1) | |
for file in [item for item in contents if not is_dir(dir_path, item) and not is_hidden(item)]: | |
print_at_level(file, level+1) | |
def print_at_level(string, level): | |
if string: | |
print " " * level + string | |
def is_hidden(file): | |
return file[0] == '.' | |
def is_dir(dir_path, file): | |
return os.path.isdir(os.path.join(dir_path, file)) | |
if len(sys.argv) == 2: | |
root = os.path.realpath(sys.argv[1]) | |
elif len(sys.argv) == 1: | |
root = os.getcwd() | |
else: | |
print "usage: cdir [root_dir]" | |
exit(1) | |
print_compact_dir(os.path.dirname(root), os.path.basename(root), 0) |
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