cleanlatex.sh

#! /bin/bash
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# cleanlatex 0.1
# by Taurus Olson
# 1/02/09
#cleanlatex is a small program made in order to clean Latex directories full of useless files
# before removing them all he makes a backup directory that you can delete if you're sure it is safe

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directory=cleaned

for useless in *.toc *.mtc* *.maf *.aux *.bbl *.blg *.log *.out *.stc* *.ptc* *.nav *.snm
    do
        if [[ -f $PWD/$useless ]]
        then
        echo $PWD/$useless 
        if [[ -d $PWD/$directory ]]
        then
            cp $PWD/$useless $PWD/$directory
        else mkdir $PWD/$directory
            cp $PWD/$useless $PWD/$directory
        fi
        fi
    done

value=0
    for useless in *.toc *.mtc* *.maf *.aux *.bbl *.blg *.log *.out *.stc* *.ptc* *.nav *.snm
    do
        if [[ -f $useless ]]
        then
        rm $useless
        (( value= value + 1 ))
        fi
    done
    echo -e "\n"$value "files were deleted."
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