Smallest File Finder

faisaliqbal · Apr 9, 2014

I am new to mac, I am trying to build a app which can display the smallest file in the system. Tell me some ideas how to do it?

vansmith · Apr 9, 2014

Moved to more appropriate forum.

Can you be a little more specific? Are you looking for all files or only files from a certain location on the filesystem? What language are you using?

pigoo3 · Apr 9, 2014

faisaliqbal said:
Tell me some ideas how to do it?

If I told you...then I wouldn't get rich & famous!

- Nick

vansmith · Apr 9, 2014

You can leverage the command line for this one. Try adapting this to your needs.

Raz0rEdge · Apr 9, 2014

It's fairly simple..

Code:

In psuedo code:

Create data structure to hold
      size
      name
      directory

Open a directory
     Create instance of data structure and initialize to empty/NULL
     Get first entry
     Is it a directory?
          Recursively call yourself
     Is it a file?
          Determine the size of the file
          Is the data structure empty?
                Save all information of file in data structure
                Go to next file
          Compare size of this file to data structure data
          Is this file smaller?
                 Overwrite all information in data structure
                 Go to next file
          Go to next file
Close directory

Now read up on the API and implement..

faisaliqbal · Apr 10, 2014

vansmith said:
Moved to more appropriate forum.

Can you be a little more specific? Are you looking for all files or only files from a certain location on the filesystem? What language are you using?

reply: i am using objective-c language and trying to find smallest file in complete file system.

vansmith · Apr 10, 2014

Raz0rEdge's psuedocode ought to get you started. This might also help.

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