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Run this shell script to organize files into separate folders
#!/bin/bash
folders='Compressed Documents Images Music Programs Videos'
ext_comp="*.zip *.tar.gz *.tgz *.rar *.7z"
ext_doc="*.htm* *.php *.txt *.css *.doc* *.pdf *.PDF *.ppt* *.js *.csv"
ext_font="*.ttf"
ext_img="*.jp*g *.JPG *.png *.gif"
ext_music="*.mp3 *.aac *.wma"
ext_progrm="*.deb *.exe *.run *.sh"
ext_vid="*.mp4 *.mkv *.flv *.avi *.webm *.wmv"
for folder in $folders
do
if [ $folder == 'Compressed' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_comp $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Documents' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_doc $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Fonts' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_font $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Images' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_img $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Music' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_music $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Programs' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_progrm $folder 2>/dev/null
elif [ $folder == 'Videos' ]
then
mkdir -p $folder
mv $ext_vid $folder 2>/dev/null
else
echo "$(tput setaf 3)Problem creating folder..$(tput sgr0)"
fi
done
echo "$(tput setaf 2)Successfully organized..$(tput sgr0)"
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