home-dir-cleaner

#!/usr/bin/env bash

files=$(find $HOME -maxdepth 1 -type f -not -name ".*")

function sort_into_directories {
  local path="$1"
  local filename=$(basename $path)
  local extension="${filename##*.}"


  if [ "$extension" = "$filename" ]; then
    echo "Has no extension", $path
    return
  fi

  case $extension in
    md | markdown)
      echo "Is markdown", $path
      ;;
    log)
      echo "Is log", $path
      ;;
    txt)
      echo "Is txt", $path
      ;;
  esac
}

for path in $files; do
  sort_into_directories $path
done

home-dir-watch-cleaner

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# required: inotify-tools

function sort_into_directories {
  local path="$1"
  local filename=$(basename $path)
  local extension="${filename##*.}"


  if [ "$extension" = "$filename" ]; then
    echo "Has no extension", $path
    return
  fi

  case $extension in
    md | markdown)
      echo "Is markdown", $path
      ;;
    log)
      echo "Is log", $path
      ;;
    txt)
      echo "Is txt", $path
      ;;
  esac
}

inotifywait -me CLOSE --format '%e %f' -q $HOME |
while IFS= read -r change; do
  if [[ ! $change = *"ISDIR"* ]]; then
    files=$(find $HOME -maxdepth 1 -type f -not -name ".*")
    for path in $files; do
      sort_into_directories $path
    done
  fi
done