FindErase

A Python Command Line Tool for locating Files and Folders and optionally Erasing or Renaming Them

Introduction

The Folder Search and Delete Tool is a Python script that allows you to search for and optionally delete specified folders or files within a directory. It is a versatile utility that can help you quickly locate specific folders and, if needed, remove them from your file system.

Usage

To use the Folder Search and Delete Tool, follow these steps:

Installation:

Clone this github repository

ssh

git clone git@github.com:briankeny/finderase.git


Https

```bash
git clone https://github.com/briankeny/finderase.git

There is a standalone Python script. However, make sure you have Python installed on your system.

Running the Script:

Open your command-line terminal and navigate to the directory where you have saved the FINDERASE folder then run the finderase.py script.

To search for a specific folder within the current directory, use the following command:
```
python main.py  folder_name_to_search

or 

```bash
python main.py  folder_name_to_search -del yes
```
Alternatively Note: This Only works for unix/linux like terminals or emulators

Let's make the script executable

Make Sure this shebang line is in finderase.py to point to your usr bin
```
#!/usr/bin/env python3

Make the script executable

```bash
chmod +x finderase.py


Run the script

```bash
./finderase.py folder_name
```

Adding a Symlink --optional

You can create a symbolic link (symlink) to make your Python script executable from anywhere in your terminal.

To do this, follow these steps:

Navigate to a directory that you cloned this repository

Make the script Executable

chmod +x finderase.py


Create a symlink for finderase.py in the current directory

```bash
ln -sf `pwd`/finderase.py   /usr/bin/finderase


or

```bash
ln -sf $pwd/finderase.py   /usr/bin/finderase


or 

```bash
pwd

PATH_TO_CURRENT_DIRECTORY

copy the value

```bash
ln -sf PATH_TO_CURRENT_DIRECTORY/finderase.py   /usr/bin/finderase.py

This method allows you to create a symlink to your finderase.py, making it easily executable from anywhere in your system.

Call the script

```bash
finderase  example_folder -del yes

Usage --optional

To learn more about usage of finderase.py, type
```
finderase -h 


or 

```bash
./finderase --help 
```
or if you are running the script directly
```
python finderase.py -h
```
The above command will display the usage menu

Open for contributions

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