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Manage directories' files using a simple shell script! This script simply relocates files from a base directory to a subdirectory based on its file format.
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#!/bin/bash | |
# A basic directory management script file. | |
# Add this to incron via incrontab -e with the IN_CLOSE_WRITE and IN_MOVED_TO flag. | |
# Usage: manage-dir.sh <file-to-process> <base-directory> | |
INCOMING="$1" | |
BASE_DIR="$2" | |
SUBFOLDER="" | |
ICON="/usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/actions/document-save-as.png" | |
# Determine incoming file's category by reading the file extension | |
if [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(mp3|ogg|flac|m4a|wav|wma|aiff)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Music" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(mp4|mkv|avi|flv|m4v|mov|qt|mpg|mpeg|webm|wmv|swf)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Videos" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webm|gifv|tga|tiff|bmp|webp|svg)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Images" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(docx?|xlsx?|pptx?|f?odt|f?ods|f?odp|odb|odf)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Documents" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(psd|ai|xcf|f?odg)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Templates" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(tar|zip|rar|7z|t?gz|iso|rz|apk|jar|war|cab|dmg|ear|bz2?)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Archives" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(epub|pdf)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="eBooks" | |
elif [[ $INCOMING =~ .*\.(torrent)$ ]]; then | |
SUBFOLDER="Miscellaneous" | |
fi | |
# If a category is determined, then do the following: | |
# - Present a toast notification | |
# - Move the file to the intended destination | |
# - Write to /var/log/syslog with logger. | |
if [[ -n ${SUBFOLDER} ]]; then | |
export DISPLAY=:0 | |
notify-send -i "${ICON}" "Managing files in ${BASE_DIR}..." "${INCOMING} has been relocated to ${SUBFOLDER}." | |
logger "Moved: ${BASE_DIR}/${INCOMING}" "${BASE_DIR}/${SUBFOLDER}/${INCOMING}" | |
mv "${BASE_DIR}/${INCOMING}" "${BASE_DIR}/${SUBFOLDER}/${INCOMING}" | |
fi |
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