Organize folder into A-Z sub-folders

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# NOTE: This script requires Bash.
# This script organizes subdirectories into A-Z parent folders.

# 1. List available directories (excluding single letters and Plex Media Server)
echo "Available media directories to organize:"
options=()
while IFS= read -r d; do
    dir="${d%/}"
    # Ignore single letter dirs, the script itself, and Plex Media Server
    if [[ "$dir" != "Plex Media Server" && ${#dir} -gt 1 && "$dir" != "organize_media_alphabetically.sh" ]]; then
        options+=("$dir")
    fi
done < <(ls -d */ 2>/dev/null)

if [ ${#options[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "No suitable directories found."
    exit 1
fi

# 2. Show menu
PS3="Select a directory to organize (or type 'q' to quit): "
select choice in "${options[@]}"; do
    if [[ "$REPLY" == "q" ]]; then
        exit 0
    elif [ -n "$choice" ]; then
        TARGET_DIR="$choice"
        break
    else
        echo "Invalid selection."
    fi
done

echo "Organizing: $TARGET_DIR"
cd "$TARGET_DIR" || exit 1

# 3. Organize logic
for dir in */; do
    original="${dir%/}"
    
    # Skip if not a directory or if it's a single letter
    if [ ! -d "$original" ] || [ ${#original} -eq 1 ]; then
        continue
    fi

    # Determine normalization (case-insensitive "The " check)
    if [[ "$original" =~ ^[Tt][Hh][Ee]\  ]]; then
        normalized="${original:4}"
    else
        normalized="$original"
    fi

    # Get the first character and uppercase it
    first_char="${normalized:0:1}"
    target_parent=$(echo "$first_char" | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')

    if [[ "$target_parent" =~ [A-Z] ]]; then
        mkdir -p "$target_parent"
        echo "Moving '$original' to '$target_parent/'"
        mv "$original" "$target_parent/"
    fi
done

echo "Done organizing $TARGET_DIR."