[directory-size.sh] support spaces in paths

aroberts · aroberts · commit e53e704e21a1 · 2026-01-20T10:59:16.000-05:00
Signed-off-by: Andrew Roberts &lt;adroberts@gmail.com&gt;
diff --git a/directory-size.sh b/directory-size.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 #
 # */5 * * * * prometheus directory-size.sh /var/lib/prometheus | sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/directory_size.prom
 #
+# awk logic from by https://stackoverflow.com/a/10221507
+#
 # Author: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>
 
 echo "# HELP node_directory_size_bytes Disk space used by some directories"
 echo "# TYPE node_directory_size_bytes gauge"
 du --block-size=1 --summarize "$@" \
-  | awk '{ print "node_directory_size_bytes{directory=\"" $2 "\"} "  $1 }'
+  | awk '{ sz = $1; $1 = ""; print "node_directory_size_bytes{directory=\"" substr($0, 2) "\"} "  sz }'

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@`
`6`	`6`	`#`
`7`	`7`	`# /5 * * * prometheus directory-size.sh /var/lib/prometheus \| sponge /var/lib/node_exporter/directory_size.prom`
`8`	`8`	`#`
	`9`	`+# awk logic from by https://stackoverflow.com/a/10221507`
	`10`	`+#`
`9`	`11`	`# Author: Antoine Beaupré <anarcat@debian.org>`
`10`	`12`
`11`	`13`	`echo "# HELP node_directory_size_bytes Disk space used by some directories"`
`12`	`14`	`echo "# TYPE node_directory_size_bytes gauge"`
`13`	`15`	`du --block-size=1 --summarize "$@" \`
`14`		`- \| awk '{ print "node_directory_size_bytes{directory=\"" $2 "\"} " $1 }'`
	`16`	`+ \| awk '{ sz = $1; $1 = ""; print "node_directory_size_bytes{directory=\"" substr($0, 2) "\"} " sz }'`