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does any one knows a linux based program/script that can generate html files based on directory structure?
TusharG
Posted 2010-07-22T18:35:12.793
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Generate html based on directory structure
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Some versions of tree, which is a common utility, can produce HTML output.
tree -H baseHREF
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6I learn something new everyday here. – steve.lippert – 2010-07-22T21:05:58.813
Hey Dennis Thanks a lot. Your answer is closest and easiest to deploy. I wasn't aware tree command is so powerful. – TusharG – 2010-07-23T02:53:35.887
For Mac OS https://rschu.me/list-a-directory-with-tree-command-on-mac-os-x-3b2d4c4a4827
– Harshul Pandav – 2018-07-20T18:53:18.307Unfortunately this isn't available on the Windows tree command I have. – jamiebarrow – 2011-08-04T07:56:20.427
2@jamiebarrow: The question is tagged [tag:linux]. – Paused until further notice. – 2011-08-07T03:06:32.160
Yes I know, hence 'Unfortunately' ... :) The -H switch isn't available for me, on Windows. I do have the tree command. I think via one of the GNU core utils packages. – jamiebarrow – 2011-08-08T09:32:25.597
I was looking for something like this though, for now I was just thinking of doing tree /f /a>listing.txt and take the output and write some custom tool to generate the HTML, but was hoping I could be lazy and not have to write that tool. – jamiebarrow – 2011-08-08T09:35:51.363
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@jamiebarrow: Windows includes its own tree command. If you also have a GNU version, you should be able to upgrade to a version that supports -H.
@Phoshi, someone noted in a soon/now deleted answer: "makeIndex2.py doesnt work because it uses a reserved word
withthat cannot be used in the way the script was written". That said, maybe you can post the script as an answer here? Links go dead. – Arjan – 2015-08-23T17:07:11.253I made my own in python to index my Dropbox public folder. It wasn't very hard. (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2502059/index.html if you want to see. The script that generated it is makeIndex2.py under /Python Scripts.)
– Phoshi – 2010-07-22T18:55:00.110Thanks! That helps a lot. I can get the concept from your script. – TusharG – 2010-07-22T20:05:19.877