/forg

Primary LanguageRust

File Organizer by Type of File

This is a simple command-line tool written in Rust that organizes files in a directory based on their file types. It scans the specified directory and moves files into respective subdirectories based on their file extensions.

Prerequisites

Before using this tool, ensure that you have the following installed:

Usage

  1. Clone the repository or download the source code.

  2. Open a terminal or command prompt.

  3. Navigate to the project directory.

  4. Build the project using the following command:

    cargo build --release

  5. Run the tool with the following command, specifying the directory to organize:

    ./target/release/file_organizer <directory_path>

    Replace <directory_path> with the path to the directory you want to organize.

  6. The tool will scan the specified directory and organize the files based on their extensions into separate subdirectories.

Code Overview

The code is structured as follows:

  • The Directory struct holds two vectors: file_names for storing the names of files and extensions for storing their corresponding extensions.
  • The push method of the Directory struct adds a tuple of (name, extension) to the respective vectors.
  • The FileNameParser function takes a std::ffi::OsString representing a file name and splits it into the name and extension parts.
  • The main function is the entry point of the program. It retrieves the input directory path from the command-line arguments, reads the directory contents, and organizes the files by calling FileNameParser and push methods of Directory.

Feel free to customize the file_extensions array in the main function to specify the file types you want to organize.

Please note that this tool will move the files within the specified directory, so use it with caution.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.