orf / dirscan Goto Github PK

It is nice that we can scan directories and get everything in json form.

However if I want to use dirscan as a system tool on a daily basis, I would like to get readable output instantly.

dirscan scan <PATH> should therefore by default, offer it's content in a human readable and consumable form, unless for example --format=json is defined.

I think that would make it more accessible and universal:)

We often want to know which directories clog up disk space.

But looking closer it might be interesting which files specifically require a lot of space, or if it is a homogeneous collection of smaller files.

EDIT: Btw sorry for creating so many bug reports 😂

After scanning a dir we see multiple values:

Imho it would be better to make the errors number green if equal to zero, and red if any errors have been found.

Better visual cues:)

Would it be possible to add some form of hashing to output (MD5, SHA1, SHA256 etc)? It would be a performance hit so it shouldn't be a default but it would be useful for forensics and other uses. Also could be used to help detect duplicate files (someone in another issue requested that).

Can dirscan list all files of each directory ?

Currently dirscan --help is very incomplete.

The official readme lists a lot more parameters that should be included.

• Add support for duplicate file with the same name, size, created/accessed/modified time.