abdiu34567 / filex

A flexible file operations tool for the command line, written in Python

FileX 👉 File Operations CLI Tool

Flex is a command-line interface (CLI) tool that performs file operations such as moving, copying, or deleting files. The tool is written in Python and is designed to be simple and easy to use.

Features

• Move files from one directory to another
• Copy files from one directory to another
• Delete files from a directory
• Support for file patterns to select multiple files
• Support for custom destination directory
• Support for multiple file operations in a single command
• Error handling to check for file/directory existence and user permissions
• Recursive operations to copy/move entire directories and their contents
• Support for different types of file operations, such as renaming or creating new files
• Support for different types of files, such as symbolic links or device files
• Custom file filters to select files based on criteria such as file size or modification date
• Platform-specific support for Windows or macOS.

Usage

The tool accepts the following command-line arguments:

python filetool.py [operation] [source] [destination]

Where:

• operation can be one of move_file, copy_file, or delete_file, move_dir, copy_dir, delete_dir, copy_path, move_path delete_path'

• source is the path to the file(s) to be operated on. It can contain wildcards to match multiple files.

• destination is the path to the directory where the file(s) should be moved/copied. It is optional and defaults to the current directory for the delete operation.

Examples

• To move all .txt files from /path/to/source to /path/to/destination:

python filetool.py move /path/to/source/*.txt /path/to/destination

• To copy all .jpg files from /path/to/source to /path/to/destination:

python filetool.py copy /path/to/source/*.jpg /path/to/destination

To delete all .log files from /path/to/source:

python filetool.py delete /path/to/source/*.log

Future Enhancements

The tool can be further improved by adding the following features:

• Support for other types of file operations, such as archive or compression
• Improved user interface, such as interactive mode or progress indicators
• Batch processing of files with custom scripts or commands
• Integration with cloud storage services or remote servers
• Support for other platforms or operating systems.