tools/file_tracker.sh

#!/bin/bash
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set -o errexit

# time to sleep between checks
SLEEP_TIME=20

function tracker {
    echo "Number of open files | Number of open files not in use | Maximum number of files allowed to be opened"
    while true; do
        cat /proc/sys/fs/file-nr
        sleep $SLEEP_TIME
    done
}

function usage {
    echo "Usage: $0 [-x] [-s N]" 1>&2
    exit 1
}

while getopts ":s:x" opt; do
    case $opt in
        s)
            SLEEP_TIME=$OPTARG
            ;;
        x)
            set -o xtrace
            ;;
        *)
            usage
            ;;
    esac
done

tracker