clean desktop

clean-desktop.sh

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#
# My desktop is too messy for a long time. So I made
# a rule for it: Everything in my desktop should be
# temporary and should be deleted by the end of the
# day.
#
# This script will archive all items on your desktop
# to a directory. You will always have a clean
# desktop!
#
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# Config
DELETE_HOUR=5 # Archive desktop after 5:00 AM every day, my day ends at 5:00 AM
ARCHIVE_DIR=~/Desktop/000-archives
DESKTOP_DIR=~/Desktop

# Auto generate value
DATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
TODAY_DIR_NAME=$ARCHIVE_DIR/$DATE
NOW_HOUR=`date +%H`

# Create archive dir if not exists
if [ ! -d $ARCHIVE_DIR ] ; then
    mkdir -p $ARCHIVE_DIR
    echo "Create archive dir at $ARCHIVE_DIR"
fi

# Only run if it is later than 5:00 AM and today's archive is not created yet
if [ $NOW_HOUR -gt $DELETE_HOUR ] ; then
    if [ -d $TODAY_DIR_NAME ] ; then
        echo "Today desktop has been archived."
    else
        # Create dir
        mkdir $TODAY_DIR_NAME

        # Config for glob expression
        shopt -s dotglob nullglob

        # Move all file in desktop to archive dir
        # mv $DESKTOP_DIR/* $TODAY_DIR_NAME
        cd $DESKTOP_DIR
        ls -1 $DESKTOP_DIR | grep -v "000-archives" | xargs -I{} mv {} $TODAY_DIR_NAME

        echo "Finish archiving today's desktop."
        cp $TODAY_DIR_NAME/notes.md $DESKTOP_DIR/notes.md
        echo "\n* $(date)\n" >> $DESKTOP_DIR/notes.md
    fi
fi