Copy random files from source to destination
This script was originally developed to randomly copy a bunch of music files to a pendrive.
The default options takes this into consideration:
- ".mp3" extension filter
- no file number or total size limit
Usage:
fillrandom [-h] [-d] [-e EXTENSION] [-n NUMBER] [-s SIZE] source destination
positional arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| source | source directory |
| destination | destination directory |
optional arguments:
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| -h, --help | show this help message and exit |
| -d, --debug | enable debug output |
| -e EXTENSION, --extension EXTENSION | file extension filter (defaults to ".mp3") |
| -n NUMBER, --number NUMBER | limit the number of files to copy |
| -r, --random | insert random id on the destination file name |
| -s SIZE, --size SIZE | limit the total size (in MB) to copy |
Licensing:
Licensed under ISC license:
Copyright (c) 2013 Andre Sencioles Vitorio Oliveira <andre@bcp.net.br>
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
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