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From: [e-mail] (Jerry Peek)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.misc
Subject: v02i091: cls, etc.: Compressed "ls"-type listing programs for BSD
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 10 Apr 88 18:44:53 GMT
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comp.sources.misc: Volume 2, Issue 91
Submitted-By: "Jerry Peek" <[e-mail]>
Archive-Name: cls

The standard 4.2/4.3 BSD "ls" command automatically adjusts the number
of columns it displays to fit the longest filename in the directory.
So, a directory listing of, say, 100 files, can scroll off the screen
if a couple of the filenames are very long.  The compressed ls programs
limit filename length; if a name is too long, they put a ">" character
at the end of the filename.

There's more info in the README file.

--Jerry Peek, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse, NY
  [e-mail]
  [phone]

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# This is a shell archive.  Remove anything before this line,
# then unpack it by saving it in a file and typing "sh file".
#
# Wrapped by buckwheat!jerryp on Sun Apr 10 14:27:24 EDT 1988
# Contents:  Makefile README cls cls.sed

echo extracting - Makefile
sed 's/^X//' > "Makefile" <<'X//E*O*F Makefile//'
X#
X# makefile for cls, clf, cls2, clf2
X#
X# Jerry Peek, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse, NY
X# [e-mail]
X# [phone]
X#
X
X# REMOVE ANY EXISTING LINK BECAUSE ln -s WON'T OVERWRITE EXISTING SYMLINK.
X# THEN, TEST LINK TO BE SURE IT POINTS AT SOMETHING:
XMAKELINK = -rm -f $@ ;\
X    ln -s $? $@ ;\
X    test -f $@
X
Xall: clf cls clf2 cls2
X
Xclf clf2 cls2: cls
X    $(MAKELINK)
X//E*O*F Makefile//
chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r Makefile

echo extracting - README
sed 's/^X//' > "README" <<'X//E*O*F README//'
XThis package of files sets up four programs that do "compressed" ls-type
Xlistings.  They only work on BSD 4.2 and 4.3 UNIX (also ULTRIX); you won't
Xneed them on SysV, XENIX, or other systems which limit filenames to 14
Xcharacters or less.
X
XI wrote them because the standard "ls" command automatically adjusts the
Xnumber of columns it displays to fit the longest filename.  So, a directory
Xlisting of, say, 100 files, can scroll off the screen if a couple of the
Xfilenames are very long.  The compressed ls programs limit filename length;
Xif a name is too long, they put a ">" character at the end of the filename.
XSee the program's comment block for more explanation.
X
XHere's an example.
X
X    % ls
X    1test                           junque3
X    2test                           long_exe_file_name,_etc._etc.
X    3test                           long_text_file_name,_etc._etc.
X    4test                           shortexe
X    dir_short                       shorttext
X    directory_with_long_name_too    test1
X    junque1                         test2
X    junque2
X    % cls
X    1test          dir_short      junque3        shorttext
X    2test          directory_wit> long_exe_file> test1
X    3test          junque1        long_text_fil> test2
X    4test          junque2        shortexe
X    % cls2
X    1test          2test          3test          4test          dir_short
X    directory_wit> junque1        junque2        junque3        long_exe_file>
X    long_text_fil> shortexe       shorttext      test1          test2
X    % ls -F
X    1test                           junque3
X    2test*                          long_exe_file_name,_etc._etc.*
X    3test                           long_text_file_name,_etc._etc.
X    4test                           shortexe*
X    dir_short/                      shorttext
X    directory_with_long_name_too/   test1
X    junque1                         test2
X    junque2
X    % clf
X    1test          dir_short/     junque3        shorttext
X    2test*         directory_wi>/ long_exe_fil>* test1
X    3test          junque1        long_text_fil> test2
X    4test          junque2        shortexe*
X    % clf2
X    1test          2test*         3test          4test          dir_short/
X    directory_wi>/ junque1        junque2        junque3        long_exe_fil>*
X    long_text_fil> shortexe*      shorttext      test1          test2
X
XThe clx2 programs run faster because they don't have to count the number
Xof lines in the "ls" output.  But, the ordering is different.
X
XAll four programs actually run from the same code; the real source file is
X"cls", and the others are symbolic links to it. I use symlinks instead of
Xhard links because I maintain the software with RCS.  The short makefile
XI've sent along should set things up for you... just type "make".
XMove the "cls.sed" program to whatever directory you'd like to keep it, then
Xedit the "sed=" line in the "cls" file -- to let it find the "cls.sed" file.
X
XThe programs are quick hacks, but they've been very very useful.
XIf anyone makes any fixes or improvements, please send them to me!
X
X--Jerry Peek, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse, NY
X  [e-mail]
X  [phone]
X//E*O*F README//
chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r README

echo extracting - cls
sed 's/^X//' > "cls" <<'X//E*O*F cls//'
X#! /bin/sh
X#    $Header: cls,v 1.2 88/02/03 14:21:20 jerryp Exp $
X#
X###    clf,cls,clf2,cls2 - compressed "ls" and "ls -F" directory listings
X###    Usage: cmd [dirs]
X##
X##    clf, cls, clf2, AND cls2 ARE SUBSTITUTES FOR ls -F AND ls.
X##    THEY MAKE COMPRESSED LISTINGS OF THE DIRECTORY.  NAMES LONGER
X##    THAN 14 CHARACTERS ARE TRUNCATED LIKE THIS:
X##        - ON ALL REGULAR FILES (NOT EXECUTABLE, DIRECTORIES, ETC.),
X##          THE 14TH AND SUCCEEDING CHARACTERS ARE REPLACED WITH A ">".
X##        - WHEN USING clf AND clf2: EXECUTABLE FILES, DIRECTORIES,
X##          ETC. WITH NAMES LONGER THAN 13 CHARACTERS... THE 13TH
X##          CHARACTER IS REPLACED WITH ">", AND THE 14TH CHARACTER
X##          WILL BE A * FOR EXECUTABLE FILES, / FOR DIRECTORIES, ETC.
X##
X##    cls AND clf LIST FILES ALPHABETICALLY DOWN SCREEN, LIKE ls DOES:
X##        a    d    k    p    s
X##        b    j    n    r    z
X##    cls2 AND clf2 LIST THEM ALPHABETICALLY ACROSS THE SCREEN:
X##        a    b    d    j    k
X##        n    p    r    s    z
X##
X##    USAGE:
X##        % clf [file] [files]
X##        % clf2 [file] [files]
X##        % cls [file] [files]
X##        % cls2 [file] [files]
X
Xtemp=/tmp/CLS$$        # TEMP FILE
X
X# pr PROGRAM: MAKE 5 COLUMNS, NO HEADING, 78 COLUMNS WIDE:
Xpr='pr -5 -t -w78'
X
X# sed PROGRAM... IF LINE IS OVER 14 CHARACTERS AND ENDS WITH SYMBOL
X# "*", "/", "@", OR "=", TRUNCATE AFTER 12 AND REPLACE WITH >SYMBOL...
X# OTHERWISE, IF NAME IS OVER 14 CHARACTERS, TRUNCATE AFTER 13; ADD A >
Xsed='sed -f /u1/npac/jerryp/.lib/cls.sed'
X
Xcase "$0" in
X*clf2)    ls -F1 "$@" | $sed | $pr -l1
X        exit 0
X        ;;
X*cls2)    ls -1 "$@" | $sed | $pr -l1
X        exit 0
X        ;;
X*clf)    ls -F1 "$@" | $sed > $temp ;;
X*cls)    ls -1 "$@" | $sed > $temp ;;
X*)    echo "$0: Help!  Shouldn't get here!";
X    exit 1
X    ;;
Xesac
X
X# (THESE COMMANDS ONLY DONE BY cls AND clf.)
X# LENGTH OF LISTING = ( number of files / 5 ) + 1
X$pr -l`expr \( \`wc -l < $temp\` / 5 \) + 1` $temp
Xrm -f $temp
X//E*O*F cls//
chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o=rx cls

echo extracting - cls.sed
sed 's/^X//' > "cls.sed" <<'X//E*O*F cls.sed//'
X/[/@*=]$/s/^\(............\)...*\([/@*=][/@*=]*\)$/\1>\2/
Xs/^\(.............\)...*/\1>/
X//E*O*F cls.sed//
chmod u=r,g=r,o=r cls.sed

echo Inspecting for damage in transit...
temp=/tmp/shar$$; dtemp=/tmp/.shar$$
trap "rm -f $temp $dtemp; exit" 0 1 2 3 15
cat > $temp <<\!!!
      18      70     391 Makefile
      67     361    3182 README
      57     348    1781 cls
       2       2      88 cls.sed
     144     781    5442 total
!!!
wc  Makefile README cls cls.sed | sed 's/^X//' | diff -b $temp - >$dtemp
if [ -s $dtemp ]
then echo "Ouch [diff of wc output]:" ; cat $dtemp
else echo "No problems found."
fi
exit 0