Have you ever wanted to organise your files and directories systemically.
Well a script has been designed with that very purpose in mind.
Alphabet-MkDirs.sh is a script designed to make Directories from A to Z using current Directory. Will make either Normal or Static directories based on user Selection.
When the script has been executed the following options appear:
- Normal: Creates the A to Z directories based on current directory name
- Static: Creates the A to Z directories based on current directory name and create an empty file that means directory must be manually deleted
-
find . -type d -empty -deletewould remove all empty directory as in Normal selected. Static would prevent this, hence manual removal.
-
- _ToSort: This creates additional directory
- eg
TestingDirectory/TestingDirectory-T/ToSort-TestingDirectory/ToSort-TestingDirectory-001
- eg
Steps
- Navigate to directory that you wish to create directories in.
- eg
$USER/Downloads/TestDirectory
- eg
- Execute the BASH script from the command line
- eg
bash $HOME/bashscripts/bashscripts-M/MkDirs-Script/Alphabet-MkDirs/Alphabet-MkDirs.sh- Change the above path to where you have the script. This must be an Absolute path otherwise you cannot run this from any directory as expected.
- eg
- Select one of the Script options
- Normal:
- Normal_ToSort:
- Static:
- Static_ToSort:
- Directories outputted to terminal
- Sorting commence
Let me know if this was useful or have any questions.
#!/bin/bash
# Change Path below to reflect when script is being executed on local. eg `bash $HOME/Downloads/Alphabet-MkDirs.sh`
# bash $HOME/bashscripts/bashscripts-M/MkDirs-Script/Alphabet-MkDirs/Alphabet-MkDirs.sh
# AUTHOR: PREETPAL BASSON
# PURPOSE: Make Directory from A to Z using current Directory. Will make either Normal or Static directories. Static means directory will not be deleted as empty,
# PREREQUISITE: Execute from Current Directory to creates new Directories
function header(){
echo "-----------------------------"
echo "# Script - $1"
echo
}
function staticselect() {
echo "Please Select An Directory Builder?"
select list in Normal Normal_ToSort Static Static_ToSort Exit
do
case $list in
Normal)
IS_STATIC=false
IS_SORT=false
echo && echo " $list Has Been Selected "
break
;;
Normal_ToSort)
IS_STATIC=false
IS_SORT=true
echo && echo " $list Has Been Selected "
break
;;
Static)
IS_STATIC=true
IS_SORT=false
echo && echo " $list Has Been Selected "
break
;;
Static_ToSort)
IS_STATIC=true
IS_SORT=true
echo && echo " $list Has Been Selected "
break
;;
Exit)
echo && echo "Script will now exit"
exit
break
;;
*)
echo "Invalid Option"
;;
esac
done
}
function initialize() {
FULL_PATH="$PWD"
CUR_DIR=${PWD##*/}
IS_STATIC=false
IS_SORT=false
T_CHAR="T"
}
header "START"
initialize
staticselect
for n in {A..Z}
do
CUR_PATH=$(printf "$FULL_PATH/$CUR_DIR-$n")
if [ ! -d $CUR_PATH ]; then
mkdir -vp "$CUR_PATH"
fi
if [[ -d $CUR_PATH && "$IS_STATIC" = true ]]; then
touch "$CUR_PATH/.$CUR_DIR-$n"
echo "$(printf "$CUR_DIR-$n")/.$CUR_DIR-$n" >> "$CUR_PATH/.$CUR_DIR-$n"
fi
if [[ "$n" == "$T_CHAR" && "$IS_SORT" == "true" ]]; then
mkdir -vp "$CUR_PATH/ToSort-$CUR_DIR/ToSort-$CUR_DIR-001"
fi
done
header "END"
Top comments (0)