Syntax for creating directory trees

gistfile1.rb

# /a/b.txt
# /a/c.txt
# /a/d/e/
# /a/d/f.txt

:a => [
  "b.txt",
  "c.txt", 
  :d => [ "e/", "f.txt" ]
]

:a => [ 
  {"b.txt" => "Test file contents"},
  {"c.txt" => {:size => "16K", :chmod => 0600}},
  {:d => [ "f.txt" ]},
  "d/e"
]

# Random names

"%d" => [ "%f", "%d" ]
"%d/{%f, %f.txt, %f.jpg}"

# Random names + reuse

"%d:1/{%f, :1.txt, :1.jpg }"
"%d:1/%d:2/%d"
"%d:1/%d:2/{x.txt, :2.txt}"

# X123_865765746/865765746.xml
# X123_865765746/resources/865765746_1.mp3
# X123_865765746/resources/865765746_2.mp3
#
# Generate random sequence of length 9 and reuse

"X123_%9s:1" => [
  ":1.xml", 
  "resources" => [":1_1.mp3", ":1_2.mp3"]
]

# a/file1.txt
# a/file2.txt
# ...
# a/file10.txt

:a => [
  { "file" * 10 }           # or
  { "file"    => (1..10) }, # or
  { "file%n"  => (1..10) }, # or
  { "file"    => 10 },      # or
  { 10        => "file" },  # or
  { (1..10)   => "file" }
]

# Variable names
# also :{id}

":id" => [ 
  ":id.xml", 
  {"resources" => [ ":id.jpg", ":id.wmv" ]
]


# YYMMDD_EPOCHSECS.txt

"%Y%M%D_%S.txt"