rclone_ls
List files/dirs and their sizes in a given rclone path.
Example usage
$ ./rclone_ls googledrive:/backup
8196 .DS_Store
1747191312 books/
1503049236 downloads/
930638960 temp/
total: 8225934615
$ ./rclone_ls -H googledrive:/backup
8.2 kB .DS_Store
1.7 GB books/
1.5 GB downloads/
930.6 MB temp/
total: 2.7 GB
$ ./rclone_ls /home/david/books
259333833 book1.pdf
4534544 book2.pdf
total: 263868377
$ ./rclone_ls -h
usage: rclone_ls [-h] [-H] [--debug] rclone_path
List files/dirs and their sizes in a given rclone path. For instance: rclone_ls remote:/path
positional arguments:
rclone_path rclone path
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-H Use unit suffixes: Byte, Kilobyte, Megabyte...
--debug Enable debug mode
Note
- The
totaloutput is printed in stderr. To prevent it from being displayed, you can add the following to the command line:2>/dev/null. - The
rclone_pathparameter can also accept a local folder path like/home/david/books.
Installation
- Manually install rclone: https://rclone.org/downloads/
- Configure your rclone remotes: https://rclone.org/commands/rclone_config/
$ pip install rclone_ls
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