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Tools/scripts/byteyears.py

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+#! /usr/local/python
+
+# byteyears file ...
+#
+# Print a number representing the product of age and size of each file,
+# in suitable units.
+
+import sys, posix, time
+from stat import *
+
+secs_per_year = 365.0 * 24.0 * 3600.0
+now = time.time()
+status = 0
+
+for file in sys.argv[1:]:
+	try:
+		st = posix.stat(file)
+	except posix.error, msg:
+		sys.stderr.write('can\'t stat ' + `file` + ': ' + `msg` + '\n')
+		status = 1
+		st = ()
+	if st:
+		mtime = st[ST_MTIME]
+		size = st[ST_SIZE]
+		age = now - mtime
+		byteyears = float(size) * float(age) / secs_per_year
+		print file + '\t\t' + `int(byteyears)`
+
+sys.exit(status)