scripts/shell/remove-small-dirs

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Remove directories below a specified size (in KB)
# Usage: remove-small-dirs DIRECTORY [SIZE_THRESHOLD]
# Default SIZE_THRESHOLD is 1000 KB

set -euo pipefail

if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
    echo "You must provide a directory." >&2
    exit 1
fi

dir="$1"
SIZE="${2:-1000}"

if [[ ! -d "$dir" ]]; then
    echo "Directory does not exist: $dir" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Find directories with size less or equal to SIZE
small_dirs=$(find "$dir" -mindepth 1 -type d -exec du -ks {} + | awk -v size="$SIZE" '$1 <= size {print $2}')

if [[ -z "$small_dirs" ]]; then
    echo "No directories with size <= $SIZE KB found in $dir."
    exit 0
fi

echo "Directories to be removed:"
echo "$small_dirs"

read -r -p "Is this OK? [y/N] " response
response="${response,,}"  # Convert to lowercase

if [[ ! "$response" =~ ^(yes|y)$ ]]; then
    echo "Exiting, no changes were made."
    exit 0
fi

echo "$small_dirs" | xargs -d'\n' rm -rf
echo "Removed the following directories:"
echo "$small_dirs"