Select files which total size is less than a given number
How would you emulate, in a shell, the equivalent of a mouse drag in a graphical file explorer, a la Finder or File Explorer, in order to select some files to move, knowing a target size, and so that the selection is no too far from the target. I know the exact solution requires integer linear programming, so I was thinking of using glpsol, but this may be overkill for this task..
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How would you emulate, in a shell, the equivalent of a mouse drag in a graphical file explorer, a la Finder or File Explorer, in order to select some files to move, knowing a target size, and so that the selection is no too far from the target. I know the exact solution requires integer linear programming, so I was thinking of using glpsol, but this may be overkill for this task..
files
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago
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How would you emulate, in a shell, the equivalent of a mouse drag in a graphical file explorer, a la Finder or File Explorer, in order to select some files to move, knowing a target size, and so that the selection is no too far from the target. I know the exact solution requires integer linear programming, so I was thinking of using glpsol, but this may be overkill for this task..
files
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
How would you emulate, in a shell, the equivalent of a mouse drag in a graphical file explorer, a la Finder or File Explorer, in order to select some files to move, knowing a target size, and so that the selection is no too far from the target. I know the exact solution requires integer linear programming, so I was thinking of using glpsol, but this may be overkill for this task..
files
files
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
asked 16 mins ago
alecailalecail
7622823
7622823
This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago
add a comment |
This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago
This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago
add a comment |
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This is equivalent to the bin-packing problem, I believe. Are you asking for a shell script that implements this?
– Kusalananda
5 mins ago
script it yourself or something like gaffitter.sourceforge.net
– frostschutz
3 mins ago