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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# checker_report: runs the checker utility against all files in a directory,
+# in such a way that the file count can be very high without blowing its
+# mind, and without any extra headers in the report.
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+
+dirname="$1"; shift
+outfile="$1"; shift # optional parm.
+
+if [ -z "$dirname" ]; then
+ echo "This script requires one directory on which to make a checker report."
+ echo "Additionally, you can specify an output file as the second parameter."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$outfile" ]; then
+ outfile="$HOME/checker_report_$(hostname)_$(date_stringer).txt"
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$outfile" ]; then
+ rm "$outfile"
+fi
+
+temp_file_list="$(mktemp /tmp/file_list_temporary.XXXXXX)"
+
+find "$dirname" -type f >"$temp_file_list"
+while read input_text; do
+ checker -q -b "$input_text" 2>&1 >>"$outfile"
+done <"$temp_file_list"
+
+rm "$temp_file_list"
+
+