addAlphaDir.sh

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

echo "Please provide the full path to the directory to organize: "

read path

touch ~/.addAlphaDir

while read -r ~/.addAlphaDir
do
	if [$line_in == $path]; then
		echo "You've already run this script on that directory. If you do it again, you'll create nested directorys, and have a bad time. \n"
		exit
	else
		echo "Cool, man. \n"
	fi
done

pushd "$path"


for ch in {a..z}
do
	mkdir new"$ch"
	mv "$ch"* new"$ch"
	mv "${ch^^}"* new"$ch"
	mv new"$ch" "$ch"

	echo "$path" >> ~/.addAlphaDir.log

done

Well Alex, you never did get back to me if this helped you or not?