bash script to convert directory structure to xml - by @sente

gistfile1.vim

function indent() {
    depth=$1
    spacer=${2:"    "}  
    for ((i=0;i<$depth;i++)); do
        echo -ne "    ";
    done
}

function recurse() {
    local name=$1
    local depth=${2:-0}
    local i=$(indent $depth)
    test -f $name && tag="file"
    test -d $name && tag="dir"

    echo -ne "\n$i<$tag>$(basename "$name")"
    local childcount=0
    for f in "$name"/*; do 
        if [ ! -d "$f" ]; then continue; fi
        ((childcount++))
        local newdepth=$((depth+1))
        recurse "$f" $newdepth
    done
    if [ $childcount -eq 0 ];
        then echo -en "</$tag>"
        else echo -ne "\n$i</$tag>" 
    fi
}


recurse $@
echo