#!/bin/bash
# downloaded from - http://software.eyedropvideo.com/
#
# Make an HTML page with links to files in a directory
#
###############################
# SET UP A COUPLE OF VARIBLES #
###############################
dir="/home/somebody/some_dir" ## DIRECTORY THAT HOLDS FILES WE'RE INDEXING
index="index.html" ## NAME OF FILE WE'RE CREATING
title="Page Title" ## NAME THE PAGE
logo="../logo.png" ## LOCATION OF IMAGE RELATIVE TO $index
## (ITS NOT NECESSARY, JUST A BELL AND WHISTLE)
##################################################
# THE FUNCTION WE USE TO MAKE THE HTML PAGE WITH #
##################################################
function mkindex()
{
## START HTML
echo "$title" > $index
echo -e "![](\"$logo\")
" >> $index
echo "
$title - $(date)
" >> $index
## BUILD A LINK FOR EACH FILE IN THE DIRECTORY
for file in *; do
## DON'T MAKE LINK FOR $index
if [ $file != $index ]; then
echo -e "$file
" >> $index
fi
done
## FINISH HTML
echo "" >> $index
chmod 644 $index
}
################################################################
# START HERE, CHECK IF DIRECTORY EXISTS, GO THERE, RUN mkindex #
################################################################
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
echo "directory $dir not found"
exit
else
cd $dir
mkindex
fi