dirinit

dirinit is a versatile command-line tool that creates directory structures from tree-like, indented, or path text representations.

Installation

To install dirinit, simply run:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bendemonium/dirinit/main/install.sh | bash

This will download and run the installation script, which will handle all necessary setup.

Usage

dirinit [options] [file]
Options:
  -h    Show help message
  -t    Use tree format (default if no format specified)
  -i    Use indented format
  -p    Use path format
  file  Optional input file (if not provided, will prompt for input)

Examples:

Using a file with tree format:
```
dirinit -t structure.txt
```
Using a file with indented format:
```
dirinit -i structure.txt
```
Using a file with path format:
```
dirinit -p structure.txt
```
Without a file (will prompt for input):
```
dirinit -t
```
Show help:
```
dirinit -h
```

Supported Input Formats

dirinit supports three input formats:

Tree-like format using │├└ characters (use -t):

├── dir1
│   ├── file11.ext
│   └── file12.ext
└── dir2
    └── file21.ext

Simple indented format using spaces (use -i):

dir1
  file11.ext
  file12.ext
dir2
  file21.ext

Path format (use -p):

dir1/file11.ext
dir1/file12.ext
dir2/file21.ext

Dependencies

dirinit will automatically attempt to install its dependencies:

On macOS: It uses Homebrew to install the newt package (which includes whiptail).
On Linux: It uses apt-get or yum to install whiptail.

If the automatic installation fails, you may need to install these dependencies manually.