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How do I add up file sizes in Bash by pattern into array / list?
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I have these kernel versions installed which via cron reboot job have been “touched” with the last access date:
/boot$ ll vmlinuz*
-rw------- 1 root root 5836336 Jan 8 20:00 vmlinuz-3.13.0-92-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5017584 Oct 18 13:28 vmlinuz-3.2.0-113-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7069136 Jan 25 16:58 vmlinuz-4.4.0-59-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7070992 Feb 8 19:38 vmlinuz-4.4.0-62-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7087088 Feb 21 04:26 vmlinuz-4.4.0-63-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7087152 Feb 20 06:40 vmlinuz-4.4.0-64-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7087024 Mar 3 11:25 vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 6988624 Nov 19 21:01 vmlinuz-4.4.33-040433-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7046080 Jun 24 2016 vmlinuz-4.6.3-040603-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3974752 Aug 16 2016 vmlinuz-4.7.1-040701-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4134688 Aug 20 2016 vmlinuz-4.7.2-040702-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4134688 Sep 7 2016 vmlinuz-4.7.3-040703-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4138784 Jan 8 20:17 vmlinuz-4.7.5-040705-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7431968 Nov 28 08:03 vmlinuz-4.8.10-040810-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 4994848 Oct 7 08:50 vmlinuz-4.8.1-040801-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7415584 Jan 8 19:58 vmlinuz-4.8.11-040811-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7431968 Jan 8 19:57 vmlinuz-4.8.12-040812-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7427872 Oct 22 05:46 vmlinuz-4.8.4-040804-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7427872 Nov 19 11:24 vmlinuz-4.8.5-040805-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7485216 Jan 2 15:12 vmlinuz-4.9.0-040900-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7419680 Feb 24 04:26 vmlinuz-4.9.10-040910-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7485216 Jan 10 04:15 vmlinuz-4.9.1-040901-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7419680 Mar 5 17:40 vmlinuz-4.9.12-040912-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7419680 Mar 8 04:16 vmlinuz-4.9.13-040913-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7403296 Jan 25 18:21 vmlinuz-4.9.4-040904-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7403296 Feb 2 17:14 vmlinuz-4.9.5-040905-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7419680 Feb 12 00:43 vmlinuz-4.9.8-040908-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 7415584 Feb 12 10:58 vmlinuz-4.9.9-040909-generic
For a given kernel I’d like to add up the file size to show how much space can be saved by deleting that kernel. For example 4.7.1 is ancient history in computer terms and at End of Life (EOL):
/boot$ ll *4.7.1*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1238700 Aug 16 2016 abi-4.7.1-040701-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 181872 Aug 16 2016 config-4.7.1-040701-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41705644 Feb 9 16:50 initrd.img-4.7.1-040701-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3141159 Aug 16 2016 System.map-4.7.1-040701-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3974752 Aug 16 2016 vmlinuz-4.7.1-040701-generic
What would be the best way of creating a list / array of:
Kernel Version w.x.y-zzzz - Last Access - Size
Kernel Version w.x.y-zzzz - Last Access - Size
. . . . . . .
Kernel Version w.x.y-zzzz - Last Access - Size
The plan is to present this list using zenity with option to delete specific entries from the partition to save space. I install new kernels once or twice a week (they no longer come out every Sunday like they used to) so my 30 GB partition needs pruning every two or three months.