Recursively find and copy files with some file type.

ferret_files.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

"""ferret_files.py: Recursively find and copy files with some file type."""

import hashlib
import os
import shutil

import argh
import magic


def get_matches(input_dir, target_type):
    for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(input_dir):
        for filename in filenames:
            file_path = '%s/%s' % (root, filename)
            if os.path.islink(file_path):
                print(file_path + " is link")
                # NICE TRY BRO
                continue
            the_type = magic.from_file(file_path)
            if the_type.lower().find(target_type) >= 0:
                yield file_path

@argh.arg('--target_type', default='mach-o', help='String to look for in magic file type')
def main(input_dir, output_dir, target_type='mach-o', pretend=False):
    if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
        os.makedirs(output_dir)

    for path in get_matches(input_dir, target_type):
        with open(path, 'rb') as f:
            sha256 = hashlib.sha256(f.read()).hexdigest()
        out_path = '%s/%s' % (output_dir, sha256)
        print("COPY SRC=%s\n     DEST=%s" % (path, out_path))
        if not pretend:
            shutil.copyfile(path, out_path)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    argh.dispatch_command(main)