bulk-mv 0.1.2

An example python project

Overview

bulk-mv is an interactive tool that does what the mv command does, but for mulitiple files, with the ability to do more like adding and deleting files as well.

Installation

pip install bulk-mv

Usage

When you run bmv [path], a vim buffer with a representation of the file tree starting at the directory at [path] will open.

Something like this:

web/
web/pages/
web/pages/a.html
web/pages/b.html
web/static/
web/static/main.css
web/static/main.js
web/images/ 
web/images/photo.jpg
web/images/delete_me.jpg

Creating new files/directories

You can add files or directories using the + operator. It works by typing + path/to/new/file.txt on a new line. If any directories along the path to this new file don't exist, bmv will create them.

+ web/fonts/

web/
web/pages/
...

Deleting files/directories

You can delete files or directories using the - operator. It works by typing - path/to/new/file.txt on a new line.

web/
...
web/images/photo.jpg
- web/images/delete_me.jpg

Renaming files/directories

You can rename files or directories using the -> operator.

web/
web/pages/
web/pages/a.html -> web/pages/c.html
web/pages/b.html -> web/pages/d.html

Moving files/directories

You can move files or directories using the => operator. Moving files to paths with non-existent directories will not be created automatically. Use the add operator to do it first.

web/
web/static/
web/images/ => web/static/images/
web/images/photo.jpg
web/images/delete_me.jpg

Putting it all together.

Say you wanted to:

1. Delete the delete_me.jpg file.
2. Move the images folder to the static folder.
3. Rename main.js to script.js
4. Create a web/fonts/ folder

You would write:

+ web/fonts/

web/
web/pages/
web/pages/a.html
web/pages/b.html

web/static/
web/static/main.css
web/static/main.js -> web/static/script.js

web/images/ => web/static/images/
web/images/photo.jpg
- web/images/delete_me.jpg

When you save and quit vim, bmv will perform all the operations.

Order of operations

Operations are given the following precedence:

1. add
2. delete
3. rename
4. move