iterator

#!/bin/bash

#Usage : iterate path/to/directory/to/scan path/to/database path/to/directory/to/scan"/"
iterate()
{
	if [ $# -lt 2 ] ; then
		echo "Not enough arguments: 3 are requested"
		echo "Usage : iterate path/to/directory/to/scan path/to/database path/to/directory/to/scan"/""
		exit 1
	fi
	if [ ! -d "$1" ] ; then
		echo "1st argument must be a directory"
		exit 1
	fi
	if [ ! -f "$2" ] ; then
		echo "2nd argument must be a file"
		exit 1
	fi
	for file in "$1"/*
		do
		if [ -d "$file" ] ; then
			#echo "subdirectory '${file##*/}' found"
			tmp=$(stat -c '%n %F %A %s bytes %y' "$file")
			echo ${tmp#$3} | awk '{print $1}' >> "$2"
			#recursively call the function for subdir
			iterate "$file" "$2" "$3"
		else
			#echo "${file##*/}"
			#log all the metadata into the temp file
			tmp=$(stat -c '%n %F %A %s bytes %y' "$file")
			echo ${tmp#$3} >> "$2"
		fi
		done
}