#!/bin/bash # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Author: ChatGPT # Generated on: $(date '+%Y-%m-%d') # # This script recursively creates or updates a table-of-contents README # file in each non-hidden directory. The file is named "Folder Name - README.md". # # Each README includes: # - A header with an author/date line. # - A header with the folder's name. # - An alphabetically sorted list of immediate subdirectories, with links # to that subdirectory’s own README. # - An alphabetically sorted list of immediate files (excluding the generated README). # # Hidden directories (or any directory under a hidden parent such as .git) are skipped. # # The script only updates a README if the "body" (everything from line 3 on) # has changed. It also prints a progress indicator like "[x/y] Updated: {dir}". # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Set the base directory (change "." if necessary) base_dir="." # Build an array of directories to process. dirs=() while IFS= read -r -d '' dir; do # Skip directories whose basename starts with a dot or whose path contains "/.git" if [[ "$(basename "$dir")" == .* ]] || [[ "$dir" == *"/.git"* ]] || [[ "$dir" == *"/.obsidian"* ]] ; then continue fi dirs+=( "$dir" ) done < <(find "$base_dir" -type d -print0) total=${#dirs[@]} count=0 # Process each directory in the array. for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do count=$((count+1)) # For the top-level directory, use the actual name (using $PWD); otherwise, use the directory's basename. if [ "$dir" = "$base_dir" ]; then base=$(basename "$PWD") else base=$(basename "$dir") fi # Define the path for the README file: "Folder Name - README.md" readme="$dir/${base} - README.md" # Create a temporary file to hold the new content. tmpfile=$(mktemp) # Write the header into the temporary file. { echo "Generated by ChatGPT on $(date '+%Y-%m-%d')" echo "" echo "# Table of Contents for ${base}" echo "" } > "$tmpfile" ######################### # Process Subdirectories ######################### subdirs=() while IFS= read -r -d '' subdir; do sub_basename=$(basename "$subdir") if [ -n "$sub_basename" ]; then subdirs+=( "$sub_basename" ) fi done < <(find "$dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name '.*' -print0) if [ ${#subdirs[@]} -gt 0 ]; then # Sort subdirectory names alphabetically. mapfile -t sorted_subdirs < <(printf "%s\n" "${subdirs[@]}" | sort) echo "## Subdirectories" >> "$tmpfile" for sub in "${sorted_subdirs[@]}"; do # Link format: [[Subfolder/Subfolder - README]] line="- [[${sub}/${sub} - README]]" printf "%s\n" "$line" >> "$tmpfile" done echo "" >> "$tmpfile" fi ################# # Process Files ################# files=() while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do fbase=$(basename "$file") if [ -n "$fbase" ]; then files+=( "$fbase" ) fi done < <(find "$dir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f ! -path "$readme" -print0) if [ ${#files[@]} -gt 0 ]; then # Sort file names alphabetically. mapfile -t sorted_files < <(printf "%s\n" "${files[@]}" | sort) echo "## Files" >> "$tmpfile" for f in "${sorted_files[@]}"; do line="- [[${f}]]" printf "%s\n" "$line" >> "$tmpfile" done echo "" >> "$tmpfile" fi # If the README already exists, compare its body (from line 3 onward) # with the new content (ignoring the first two lines, which contain the date header). if [ -f "$readme" ]; then if diff -q <(tail -n +3 "$tmpfile") <(tail -n +3 "$readme") >/dev/null; then rm "$tmpfile" echo "[$count/$total] No change: $dir" continue fi fi # Update (or create) the README. mv "$tmpfile" "$readme" echo "[$count/$total] Updated: $dir" done