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 total output is printed in stderr. To prevent it from being displayed, you can add the following to the command line: 2>/dev/null.
• The rclone_path parameter 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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