table_of_contents_md.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Function to scan directories recursively
scan_dir() {
    local dir=$1
    local indent=$2
    local -a subdirs=()

    # Loop through the files and directories in the current directory
    for file in "$dir"/*; do
        # If it's a directory, add to the subdirs array for later processing
        if [ -d "$file" ]; then
            subdirs+=("$file")
        elif [ -f "$file" ]; then
            # If it's a file, add to the table of contents with appropriate indentation
            echo "${indent}- [$(basename "$file")]($file)" >> _tableofcontents.md
        fi
    done

    # Recursively scan subdirectories
    for subdir in "${subdirs[@]}"; do
        # Print the directory name with indentation
        echo "${indent}- $(basename "$subdir")/" >> _tableofcontents.md
        # Scan the subdirectory with increased indentation
        scan_dir "$subdir" "$indent  "
    done
}

# Start with the ./lib directory and no indentation
echo "# Table of Contents" > _tableofcontents.md
scan_dir "./lib" ""

# Output the result
echo "Table of contents generated in _tableofcontents.md"