#!/bin/bash

function du {
    /usr/bin/du -s -b $@
}

directory="$1"
shift
if [ ${directory} = . ] ; then
	directory="`pwd`"
fi

size=`du ${directory} | sed -e "s:${directory}::"`
oldsize=-1

while [ $size -ne $oldsize  ] ; do
    while [ $size -ne $oldsize ] ; do
        echo `date` --- $size
        sleep 60
        oldsize=${size}
        sync
        size=`du ${directory} | sed -e "s:${directory}::"`
    done
    echo `date` --- $size

    # let's confirm.
    sleep 300
    size=`du ${directory} | sed -e "s:${directory}::"`
done

# execute the remainder command
$@


#END