Directory splitting utility that lets you separate files by their name/extension/path using regex. Previous solution was to use GNU core utilities such as find, grep, xargs, and others to find certain files with regex and move them to the desired location. This utility aims to automate that task and combine it into one.
| Option | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
-s or --source |
Source folder path where files reside. | True |
-e or --expr |
Regular expression/-s against which file names will be matched using FIFO order. | True |
-f or --flat |
Flatten the directory structure. | False |
-p or --prefix |
Prefix of the output folder (Default: 1, 2, 3, ...). | False |
-o or --output |
Output folder where subdirectories will be created. (Default: Current working directory) | False |
-m or --move |
Move files instead of copying them. | False |
-t or --tree |
Print each group and their matched files without doing anything. | False |
Example: ./dsplit -s . -e 'bin$' -e '\.d$' - creates two file groups one ending with .bin and the other .d. Creates two folders in the current working directory (1 and 2) which contain all these files keeping the structure they were before.
- Add description
- Clean up the main function
- Write unit tests
- Refactor