Create a daily directory to keep downloads organized

daily-downloads.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

set -eu 

echo "=== START: ORGANIZE FILES AND DIRECTORIES $(date)"

YEAR=$(date "+%Y")
MONTH=$(date "+%m")
DAY=$(date "+%d")

TODAY_DIR="${HOME}/Downloads/${YEAR}/${MONTH}/${DAY}"

function create_today_download_dir(){
    echo "START: create_today_download_dir"
    echo "Creating TODAY_DIR: ${TODAY_DIR}"
    # Create only if directory doesn't exists
    mkdir -p "${TODAY_DIR}"
    unlink "${HOME}/Today"
    ln -s "${TODAY_DIR}" "${HOME}/Today"
    echo "END: create_today_download_dir"
}

function update_finder_bookmark(){
    echo "START: update_finder_bookmark"
    # brew cask install mysides 
    # https://superuser.com/a/1484861
    /usr/local/bin/mysides remove Today || true
    /usr/local/bin/mysides add Today "file://${HOME}/Today"
    echo "END: update_finder_bookmark"
}

function update_screen_capture_output_dir(){
    echo "START: update_screen_capture_output_dir"
    # store screenshots at the download directory as well
    defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "${TODAY_DIR}"
    echo "END: update_screen_capture_output_dir"
}

# requirement: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/378558
function organize_downloaded_files(){
    echo "START: organize_downloaded_files"
    find "${HOME}/Downloads" -type f -maxdepth 1 -exec mv '{}' "${TODAY_DIR}" \;

    # don't remove empty directories as we need them 
    echo "END: organize_downloaded_files"
}

create_today_download_dir
update_finder_bookmark
update_screen_capture_output_dir
organize_downloaded_files

echo "=== END: ORGANIZE FILES AND DIRECTORIES $(date)"

# add to your crontab the following
# */5 * * * * daily-downloads.sh >> /tmp/daily-downloads.sh.log