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On Ubuntu, how do you get all timestamps with file backup?

That Shell scripting tutorial could use more file commands and stuff. I guess I will have to watch a video or some. I know I will use "ls -a" and some way to make it an array like thing of names in current directory. Yes I want all things recorded. Any idea how to convert "ls -a" to like an array? X E.
 
JosiahMaybe said:
That Shell scripting tutorial could use more file commands and stuff. I guess I will have to watch a video or some. I know I will use "ls -a" and some way to make it an array like thing of names in current directory. Yes I want all things recorded. Any idea how to convert "ls -a" to like an array? X E.
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So you can actually do something like this:
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash

#save list of file name to variable
manifest="$(ls -p | grep -v /)"

#iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
while IFS= read -r line; do
    stat $line
done <<< $manifest
I called my script "test", when you run that, you should get something like this
1703885503719.png
 
First, what, you have a Linux terminal, and second, I am unsure how to make an array of stat and format it. I also would need how to write to a file and only place I found that was zzzcode.ai. Here is like my progress so far.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash

function recurse() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -pa $1 | grep -v /)";
    echo "$(stat $1)";
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        stat "$1$line"
    done <<< $manifest
}
recurse ./
#X E.
I feel like getting close but do not know how, does that second video explain stuff like this because I did not watch that yet. I should also make a thing to check if it is a folder and if not ending in / add /. You could probably do this easily. I am trying for like line by line write out what I need. I would probably be doing recursion and for each file do stat and record it with absolute path first. I am getting more advanced but unsure if someone else who knows what they are doing should be doing this. I think inode, links, accessed by, accessed time, modify time, change time, and birth time should be what to record. Basically everything. If you ever make this thing it might help a lot of Linux users. I guess I may learn from AI for now. X E.
 
Now I have this.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash
#12/29/2023, 5:59PM, started, X E.
function recurse() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -a $1 | grep -v /)";
    echo "$(stat $1)";
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        if [[ "$line" != ".." && "$line" != "." ]]; then
            if [ -d "$1$line" ]; then
                if [[ "$1$line" == */ ]]; then
                    recurse "$1$line";
                else
                    recurse "$1$line/";
                fi
                #echo "$line";
            fi
        #echo "$1$line"
        fi
    done <<< $manifest
}
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    recurse "$1";
else
    recurse "$(pwd)/";
fi
#X E.
Now all I need is a formatted text for stat and writer. X E.
 
Here is like my current code.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash
#12/29/2023, 5:59PM, started, X E.
function recurseXE() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -a $1 | grep -v /)";
    #echo "$(stat $1)";
    writeXE $1;
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        if [[ "$line" != ".." && "$line" != "." ]]; then
            if [ -d "$1$line" ]; then
                if [[ "$1$line" == */ ]]; then
                    recurseXE "$1$line";
                else
                    recurseXE "$1$line/";
                fi
                #echo "$line";
            else
                writeXE $1;
            fi
        #echo "$1$line"
        fi
    done <<< $manifest
    #X E.
}
#X E.
function writeXE() {
    echo $1;
    # Store the output of the stat command in a variable
    output="$(stat $1)";
    # Use command substitution to split the output into an array
    readarray -t stat_array <<< "$output";
    # Print the array elements
    for element in "${stat_array[@]}"; do
        if [[ $element == *"Access:"* ]]; then
            echo "access";
        fi
        if [[ $element == *"Modify:"* ]]; then
            echo "modify";
        fi
        if [[ $element == *"Change:"* ]]; then
            echo "change";
        fi
        if [[ $element == *"Birth:"* ]]; then
            echo "born";
        fi
    done
    #X E
}
#X E
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    if [ -d "$1" ]; then
        if [[ "$1" == */ ]]; then
            recurseXE "$1";
        else
            recurseXE "$1/";
        fi
    fi
else
    recurseXE "$(pwd)/";
fi
#X E.
What do I need to do to have this write to a file? Something like echo > file.txt, correct? I just need to know what format can I use for touch to understand later now. I can probably do everything else. X E.
 
JosiahMaybe said:
First, what, you have a Linux terminal, and second, I am unsure how to make an array of stat and format it. I also would need how to write to a file and only place I found that was zzzcode.ai. Here is like my progress so far.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash

function recurse() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -pa $1 | grep -v /)";
    echo "$(stat $1)";
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        stat "$1$line"
    done <<< $manifest
}
recurse ./
#X E.
I feel like getting close but do not know how, does that second video explain stuff like this because I did not watch that yet. I should also make a thing to check if it is a folder and if not ending in / add /. You could probably do this easily. I am trying for like line by line write out what I need. I would probably be doing recursion and for each file do stat and record it with absolute path first. I am getting more advanced but unsure if someone else who knows what they are doing should be doing this. I think inode, links, accessed by, accessed time, modify time, change time, and birth time should be what to record. Basically everything. If you ever make this thing it might help a lot of Linux users. I guess I may learn from AI for now. X E.
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1) I have ubuntu Latest stable on Windows Subsystem for Linux.
 
JosiahMaybe said:
Now I have this.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash
#12/29/2023, 5:59PM, started, X E.
function recurse() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -a $1 | grep -v /)";
    echo "$(stat $1)";
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        if [[ "$line" != ".." && "$line" != "." ]]; then
            if [ -d "$1$line" ]; then
                if [[ "$1$line" == */ ]]; then
                    recurse "$1$line";
                else
                    recurse "$1$line/";
                fi
                #echo "$line";
            fi
        #echo "$1$line"
        fi
    done <<< $manifest
}
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    recurse "$1";
else
    recurse "$(pwd)/";
fi
#X E.
Now all I need is a formatted text for stat and writer. X E.
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2) you could do something like this
Bash: 
#Set up array at beginning
arr=('Hello' 'World')

#add stat of files to array
arr+=("$(stat $line)")

#iterate thru
for stats in ${arr[@]}; do
    birth="$(grep 'Birth' $stats)"
    modified="$(grep 'Modify' $stats)"
    #get the date from the new variable and save to file
    printf "" >> file
 
Antero360 said:
1) I have ubuntu Latest stable on Windows Subsystem for Linux.
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I could have easily popped open my Parrot Security OS box, or my linux mint boot drive, but since I was on my windows machine, I just popped wsl because laziness XD
 
Now I have this function.
Bash: 
function writeXE() {
    echo $1;
    # Get the file's creation time using stat
    created_at=$(stat -c %W $1);
    # Get the timestamps using stat
    modified_at=$(stat -c %y $1)
    accessed_at=$(stat -c %x $1)
    changed_at=$(stat -c %z $1)
    # Format the creation time using the date command
    formatted_created_at=$(date -d @$created_at +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    # Format the timestamps using date
    formatted_modified_at=$(date -d "$modified_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_accessed_at=$(date -d "$accessed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_changed_at=$(date -d "$changed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    echo "$formatted_created_at, $formatted_modified_at, $formatted_accessed_at, $formatted_changed_at";
    # Store the output of the stat command in a variable
    #output="$(stat $1)";
    #output=($output);
    # Use command substitution to split the output into an array
    #readarray -t stat_array <<< "$output";
    # Print the array elements
    #for element in "${stat_array[@]}"; do
     #   if [[ $element == *"Access:"* ]]; then
      #      echo "access";
       # fi
    #    if [[ $element == *"Modify:"* ]]; then
     #       echo "modify";
      #  fi
       # if [[ $element == *"Change:"* ]]; then
        #    echo "change";
        #fi
      #  if [[ $element == *"Birth:"* ]]; then
       #     echo "born";
       # fi
    #done
    #X E.
}
#X E.
It directly gets formatted stuff now. Now just writing to a file. I should probably eliminate some variables but do not know how. X E.
 
I think what I may do is line by line, path, then next line a timestamp and next line another timestamp and so on. I do not know how to do file read and write yet and I can't seem to get \n to appear as new line so can you help @Antero360? X E.
 
JosiahMaybe said:
Now I have this function.
Bash: 
function writeXE() {
    echo $1;
    # Get the file's creation time using stat
    created_at=$(stat -c %W $1);
    # Get the timestamps using stat
    modified_at=$(stat -c %y $1)
    accessed_at=$(stat -c %x $1)
    changed_at=$(stat -c %z $1)
    # Format the creation time using the date command
    formatted_created_at=$(date -d @$created_at +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    # Format the timestamps using date
    formatted_modified_at=$(date -d "$modified_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_accessed_at=$(date -d "$accessed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_changed_at=$(date -d "$changed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    echo "$formatted_created_at, $formatted_modified_at, $formatted_accessed_at, $formatted_changed_at";
    # Store the output of the stat command in a variable
    #output="$(stat $1)";
    #output=($output);
    # Use command substitution to split the output into an array
    #readarray -t stat_array <<< "$output";
    # Print the array elements
    #for element in "${stat_array[@]}"; do
     #   if [[ $element == *"Access:"* ]]; then
      #      echo "access";
       # fi
    #    if [[ $element == *"Modify:"* ]]; then
     #       echo "modify";
      #  fi
       # if [[ $element == *"Change:"* ]]; then
        #    echo "change";
        #fi
      #  if [[ $element == *"Birth:"* ]]; then
       #     echo "born";
       # fi
    #done
    #X E.
}
#X E.
It directly gets formatted stuff now. Now just writing to a file. I should probably eliminate some variables but do not know how. X E.
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in order to save to a file, you can redirect that echo to the file like so

echo "ggggjuh" >> file.txt
 
Okay, so that is appending and I will be starting with a new file each time. That works. Will each call to echo make a new line? I never found out how to make a new line. X E.
 
Like my current code.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash
#12/29/2023, 5:59PM, started, X E.
function startXE() {
    if [ -f "$1propsXE.txt" ]; then
        echo "$1propsXE.txt exists";
        rm i "$1propsXE.txt";
        echo "File deleted";
    else
        echo "$1propsXE.txt does not exist";
    fi
    recurseXE $1 "$1propsXE.txt";
    echo "" >> "$1propsXE.txt";
    echo "X E." >> "$1propsXE.txt";
    #X E.
}
#X E.
function recurseXE() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -a $1 | grep -v /)";
    #echo "$(stat $1)";
    writeXE $1 $2;
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        if [[ "$line" != ".." && "$line" != "." ]]; then
            if [ -d "$1$line" ]; then
                if [[ "$1$line" == */ ]]; then
                    recurseXE "$1$line";
                else
                    recurseXE "$1$line/";
                fi
                #echo "$line";
            else
                writeXE $1 $2;
            fi
        #echo "$1$line"
        fi
    done <<< $manifest
    #X E.
}
#X E.
function writeXE() {
    echo $1 >> $2;
    # Get the file's creation time using stat
    created_at=$(stat -c %W $1);
    # Get the timestamps using stat
    modified_at=$(stat -c %y $1)
    accessed_at=$(stat -c %x $1)
    changed_at=$(stat -c %z $1)
    # Format the creation time using the date command
    formatted_created_at=$(date -d @$created_at +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    # Format the timestamps using date
    formatted_modified_at=$(date -d "$modified_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_accessed_at=$(date -d "$accessed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_changed_at=$(date -d "$changed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    echo $formatted_created_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_modified_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_accessed_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_changed_at >> $2;
    # Store the output of the stat command in a variable
    #output="$(stat $1)";
    #output=($output);
    # Use command substitution to split the output into an array
    #readarray -t stat_array <<< "$output";
    # Print the array elements
    #for element in "${stat_array[@]}"; do
     #   if [[ $element == *"Access:"* ]]; then
      #      echo "access";
       # fi
    #    if [[ $element == *"Modify:"* ]]; then
     #       echo "modify";
      #  fi
       # if [[ $element == *"Change:"* ]]; then
        #    echo "change";
        #fi
      #  if [[ $element == *"Birth:"* ]]; then
       #     echo "born";
       # fi
    #done
    #X E.
}
#X E.
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    if [ -d "$1" ]; then
        if [[ "$1" == */ ]]; then
            startXE "$1";
        else
            startXE "$1/";
        fi
    fi
else
    if [[ "$(pwd)" == */ ]]; then
        startXE "$(pwd)";
    else
        startXE "$(pwd)/";
    fi
fi
#X E.
How does this look and should I run it? X E.
 
JosiahMaybe said:
Like my current code.
Bash: 
#!/bin/bash
#12/29/2023, 5:59PM, started, X E.
function startXE() {
    if [ -f "$1propsXE.txt" ]; then
        echo "$1propsXE.txt exists";
        rm i "$1propsXE.txt";
        echo "File deleted";
    else
        echo "$1propsXE.txt does not exist";
    fi
    recurseXE $1 "$1propsXE.txt";
    echo "" >> "$1propsXE.txt";
    echo "X E." >> "$1propsXE.txt";
    #X E.
}
#X E.
function recurseXE() {
    #save list of file name to variable
    manifest="$(ls -a $1 | grep -v /)";
    #echo "$(stat $1)";
    writeXE $1 $2;
    #iterate through each file name and pass it to stat to get birth, access, modify info
    while IFS= read -r line; do
        if [[ "$line" != ".." && "$line" != "." ]]; then
            if [ -d "$1$line" ]; then
                if [[ "$1$line" == */ ]]; then
                    recurseXE "$1$line";
                else
                    recurseXE "$1$line/";
                fi
                #echo "$line";
            else
                writeXE $1 $2;
            fi
        #echo "$1$line"
        fi
    done <<< $manifest
    #X E.
}
#X E.
function writeXE() {
    echo $1 >> $2;
    # Get the file's creation time using stat
    created_at=$(stat -c %W $1);
    # Get the timestamps using stat
    modified_at=$(stat -c %y $1)
    accessed_at=$(stat -c %x $1)
    changed_at=$(stat -c %z $1)
    # Format the creation time using the date command
    formatted_created_at=$(date -d @$created_at +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    # Format the timestamps using date
    formatted_modified_at=$(date -d "$modified_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_accessed_at=$(date -d "$accessed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    formatted_changed_at=$(date -d "$changed_at" +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S");
    echo $formatted_created_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_modified_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_accessed_at >> $2;
    echo $formatted_changed_at >> $2;
    # Store the output of the stat command in a variable
    #output="$(stat $1)";
    #output=($output);
    # Use command substitution to split the output into an array
    #readarray -t stat_array <<< "$output";
    # Print the array elements
    #for element in "${stat_array[@]}"; do
     #   if [[ $element == *"Access:"* ]]; then
      #      echo "access";
       # fi
    #    if [[ $element == *"Modify:"* ]]; then
     #       echo "modify";
      #  fi
       # if [[ $element == *"Change:"* ]]; then
        #    echo "change";
        #fi
      #  if [[ $element == *"Birth:"* ]]; then
       #     echo "born";
       # fi
    #done
    #X E.
}
#X E.
if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
    if [ -d "$1" ]; then
        if [[ "$1" == */ ]]; then
            startXE "$1";
        else
            startXE "$1/";
        fi
    fi
else
    if [[ "$(pwd)" == */ ]]; then
        startXE "$(pwd)";
    else
        startXE "$(pwd)/";
    fi
fi
#X E.
How does this look and should I run it? X E.
Click to expand...
give it a shot
 

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