The problem
A repetitive task to do: create 111 directories with 2 sub directories each one. The structure is:
├── SMD0088
│ ├── files
│ └── tasks
The names are from a spreadsheet column.
The motivation
I need to prepare 6 computer labs for next semester classes. Each professor has a small list of application to install on a right lab.
The Solution
Create an Ansible role to each subject and a playbook for each lab.
The procedure
- Copy and paste the spreadsheet column and save as 'd' file.
- Navigate to 'playbook/roles' ansible directory and run the command:
$ while read line; do mkdir -p $line/{tasks,files}; done < d
The result
The line 'SMD0088' on "d" turns on to 'SMD0088/files' and 'SMD0088/tasks' directories.
Top comments (1)
Assuming your base directory is SMD, and you want a 4 digit in your directory name, run this command below.
mkdir -p SMD{0001..111}/{files,tasks}Samples output from the tree command.
To delete those directories, run this command:
rm -r SMD{0001..111}