Copy file to subdirs

copy_to_subdirs.rb

task :copy_to_subdirs do
  ### CHANGE THESE TWO VARIABLES
  ### USE FORWARD SLASHES IN THE DIRECTORY NAMES
  directory_with_files_to_copy = "c:/code/test_dir9"
  dir_containing_subdirs = "c:/code/test_dir9/some_dir"
  
  source_files = Dir["#{directory_with_files_to_copy}/*"].select { |x| FileTest.file?(x) }
  subdirs = Dir["#{dir_containing_subdirs}/*"].select { |x| FileTest.directory?(x) }
  
  source_files.each do |source_file|
    subdirs.each do |subdir|
      FileUtils.cp source_file,subdir
    end
  end
end

task :make_subdirs do
  ## the file should be one line per dir
  list_of_dirs = "c:/code/test_dir9/list_of_dirs.txt"
  
  ## this is where you're creating the directories
  base_dir = "c:/code/test_dir9/some_dir"
  
  ### DON'T EDIT BELOW HERE
  
  dirs = File.read(list_of_dirs).split("\n").map { |x| x.strip }.select { |x| x != '' }
  
  dirs.each do |d|
    d = "#{base_dir}/#{d}"
    FileUtils.mkdir(d)
  end
end