add a max modified time, or mtime, view and sorting

This adds an 'm' command to show the latest modified time of all files
in a directory. The 'M' command allows for ascending and descending
mtime sorting. These are only enabled with the -e flag and overload
the dir_ext mtime field.

doc/ncdu.pod

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ when importing (to read this extra information in memory). This flag has no
 effect when importing a file that has been exported without the extended
 information.
 
+This enables viewing and sorting by the latest child mtime, or modified time,
+using 'm' and 'M', respectively.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Interface options
@@ -208,6 +211,11 @@ Order by number of items (press again for descending order)
 
 Toggle between showing disk usage and showing apparent size.
 
+=item M
+
+Order by latest child mtime, or modified time. (press again for descending order)
+Requires the -e flag.
+
 =item d
 
 Delete the selected file or directory. An error message will be shown when the
@@ -228,6 +236,10 @@ the current directory.
 
 Toggle display of child item counts.
 
+=item m
+
+Toggle display of latest child mtime, or modified time. Requies the -e flag.
+
 =item e
 
 Show/hide 'hidden' or 'excluded' files and directories. Please note that even

src/browser.c

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 
 
-static int graph = 1, show_as = 0, info_show = 0, info_page = 0, info_start = 0, show_items = 0;
+static int graph = 1, show_as = 0, info_show = 0, info_page = 0, info_start = 0, show_items = 0, show_mtime = 0;
 static char *message = NULL;
 
 
@@ -196,6 +196,30 @@ static void browse_draw_items(struct dir *n, int *x) {
 }
 
 
+static void browse_draw_mtime(struct dir *n, int *x) {
+  enum ui_coltype c = n->flags & FF_BSEL ? UIC_SEL : UIC_DEFAULT;
+  char mbuf[26];
+  struct dir_ext *e;
+  time_t t;
+
+  if (n->flags & FF_EXT) {
+    e = dir_ext_ptr(n);
+  } else if (!strcmp(n->name, "..") && (n->parent->flags & FF_EXT)) {
+    e = dir_ext_ptr(n->parent);
+  } else {
+    snprintf(mbuf, sizeof(mbuf), "no mtime");
+    goto no_mtime;
+  }
+  t = (time_t)e->mtime;
+
+  strftime(mbuf, sizeof(mbuf), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z", localtime(&t));
+  uic_set(c == UIC_SEL ? UIC_NUM_SEL : UIC_NUM);
+no_mtime:
+  printw("%26s", mbuf);
+  *x += 27;
+}
+
+
 static void browse_draw_item(struct dir *n, int row) {
   int x = 0;
 
@@ -218,6 +242,11 @@ static void browse_draw_item(struct dir *n, int row) {
   browse_draw_items(n, &x);
   move(row, x);
 
+  if (extended_info && show_mtime) {
+    browse_draw_mtime(n, &x);
+    move(row, x);
+  }
+
   if(n->flags & FF_DIR)
     c = c == UIC_SEL ? UIC_DIR_SEL : UIC_DIR;
   addchc(c, n->flags & FF_DIR ? '/' : ' ');
@@ -409,6 +438,12 @@ int browse_key(int ch) {
       dirlist_set_sort(DL_COL_ITEMS, dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ITEMS ? !dirlist_sort_desc : 1, DL_NOCHANGE);
       info_show = 0;
       break;
+    case 'M':
+      if (extended_info) {
+        dirlist_set_sort(DL_COL_MTIME, dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_MTIME ? !dirlist_sort_desc : 1, DL_NOCHANGE);
+        info_show = 0;
+      }
+      break;
     case 'e':
       dirlist_set_hidden(!dirlist_hidden);
       info_show = 0;
@@ -474,6 +509,10 @@ int browse_key(int ch) {
     case 'c':
       show_items = !show_items;
       break;
+    case 'm':
+      if (extended_info)
+        show_mtime = !show_mtime;
+      break;
     case 'i':
       info_show = !info_show;
       break;

src/dir_mem.c

@@ -144,10 +144,13 @@ static int item(struct dir *dir, const char *name, struct dir_ext *ext) {
    * possible hard link, because hlnk_check() will take care of it in that
    * case. */
   if(item->flags & FF_HLNKC) {
-    addparentstats(item->parent, 0, 0, 1);
+    addparentstats(item->parent, 0, 0, 0, 1);
     hlink_check(item);
-  } else
-    addparentstats(item->parent, item->size, item->asize, 1);
+  } else if(item->flags & FF_EXT) {
+    addparentstats(item->parent, item->size, item->asize, dir_ext_ptr(item)->mtime, 1);
+  } else {
+    addparentstats(item->parent, item->size, item->asize, 0, 1);
+  }
 
   /* propagate ERR and SERR back up to the root */
   if(item->flags & FF_SERR || item->flags & FF_ERR)

src/dirlist.c

@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ static struct dir *parent_alloc, *head, *head_real, *selected, *top = NULL;
   ))
 
 
+static inline int cmp_mtime(struct dir *x, struct dir*y) {
+  int64_t x_mtime = 0, y_mtime = 0;
+  if (x->flags & FF_EXT)
+    x_mtime = dir_ext_ptr(x)->mtime;
+  if (y->flags & FF_EXT)
+    y_mtime = dir_ext_ptr(y)->mtime;
+  return (x_mtime > y_mtime ? 1 : (x_mtime == y_mtime ? 0 : -1));
+}
 
 static int dirlist_cmp(struct dir *x, struct dir *y) {
   int r;
@@ -80,7 +88,8 @@ static int dirlist_cmp(struct dir *x, struct dir *y) {
   r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_NAME ? CMP_NAME :
       dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_SIZE ? CMP_SIZE :
       dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ASIZE ? CMP_ASIZE :
-      CMP_ITEMS;
+      dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_ITEMS ? CMP_ITEMS :
+      cmp_mtime(x, y);
   /* try 2 */
   if(!r)
     r = dirlist_sort_col == DL_COL_SIZE ? CMP_ASIZE : CMP_SIZE;

src/dirlist.h

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define DL_COL_SIZE    1
 #define DL_COL_ASIZE   2
 #define DL_COL_ITEMS   3
+#define DL_COL_MTIME   4
 
 
 void dirlist_open(struct dir *);

src/help.c

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 int page, start;
 
 
-#define KEYS 17
+#define KEYS 19
 char *keys[KEYS*2] = {
 /*|----key----|  |----------------description----------------|*/
         "up, k", "Move cursor up",
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ char *keys[KEYS*2] = {
             "n", "Sort by name (ascending/descending)",
             "s", "Sort by size (ascending/descending)",
             "C", "Sort by items (ascending/descending)",
+            "M", "Sort by mtime (-e flag)",
             "d", "Delete selected file or directory",
             "t", "Toggle dirs before files when sorting",
             "g", "Show percentage and/or graph",
             "a", "Toggle between apparent size and disk usage",
             "c", "Toggle display of child item counts",
+            "m", "Toggle display of latest mtime (-e flag)",
             "e", "Show/hide hidden or excluded files",
             "i", "Show information about selected item",
             "r", "Recalculate the current directory",

src/util.c

@@ -344,8 +344,11 @@ void freedir(struct dir *dr) {
   freedir_hlnk(dr);
 
   /* update sizes of parent directories if this isn't a hard link.
-   * If this is a hard link, freedir_hlnk() would have done so already */
-  addparentstats(dr->parent, dr->flags & FF_HLNKC ? 0 : -dr->size, dr->flags & FF_HLNKC ? 0 : -dr->asize, -(dr->items+1));
+   * If this is a hard link, freedir_hlnk() would have done so already
+   *
+   * mtime is 0 here because recalculating the maximum at every parent
+   * dir is expensive, but might be good feature to add later if desired */
+  addparentstats(dr->parent, dr->flags & FF_HLNKC ? 0 : -dr->size, dr->flags & FF_HLNKC ? 0 : -dr->asize, 0, -(dr->items+1));
 
   free(dr);
 }
@@ -397,11 +400,16 @@ struct dir *getroot(struct dir *d) {
 }
 
 
-void addparentstats(struct dir *d, int64_t size, int64_t asize, int items) {
+void addparentstats(struct dir *d, int64_t size, int64_t asize, uint64_t mtime, int items) {
+  struct dir_ext *e;
   while(d) {
     d->size = adds64(d->size, size);
     d->asize = adds64(d->asize, asize);
     d->items += items;
+    if (d->flags & FF_EXT) {
+      e = dir_ext_ptr(d);
+      e->mtime = (e->mtime > mtime) ? e->mtime : mtime;
+    }
     d = d->parent;
   }
 }

src/util.h

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ struct dir *getroot(struct dir *);
     : (a)+(b) < 0 ? 0 : (a)+(b))
 
 /* Adds a value to the size, asize and items fields of *d and its parents */
-void addparentstats(struct dir *, int64_t, int64_t, int);
+void addparentstats(struct dir *, int64_t, int64_t, uint64_t, int);
 
 
 /* A simple stack implemented in macros */