#!/bin/bash
# Check if the folder name is provided as an argument
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 <folder>"
exit 1
fi
FOLDER="$1"
# Check if the provided argument is a directory
if [ ! -d "$FOLDER" ]; then
echo "Error: $FOLDER is not a directory."
exit 1
fi
# Change to the specified directory
cd "$FOLDER" || exit
# Get a list of unique file extensions
file_extensions=$(find . -type f | sed -n 's/.*\.\([a-zA-Z0-9]*\)$/\1/p' | sort | uniq)
# Create directories for each file extension and move files
for ext in $file_extensions; do
mkdir -p "$ext"
find . -type f -name "*.$ext" -exec mv {} "$ext" \;
done
echo "Files have been organized by file type."
- Save the script to a file, for example,
organize_files.sh.
- Make the script executable:
chmod +x organize_files.sh
- Run the script with the target folder as an argument:
./organize_files.sh <folder>