filesweep 0.1.1

A tool for managing and organizing files in a directory

FileSweep

FileSweep is a powerful tool for managing, scanning, and organizing files in directories. It offers both file scanning with multiple export formats and pattern-based file cleaning capabilities.

Installation

pip install filesweep

Features

• File Scanning: Scan directories to collect detailed file information
• Multiple Export Formats: Export file data in JSON, CSV, or XML format
• Pattern-Based Cleaning: Remove files matching specific patterns
• Command Line Interface: Easy-to-use CLI for all operations
• Python API: Can be used as a library in your Python projects

Usage

Command Line Interface

Scanning files and exporting data

# Export file data to JSON (default)
filesweep scan /path/to/directory

# Export to CSV
filesweep scan /path/to/directory --format csv

# Export to XML with custom output path
filesweep scan /path/to/directory --format xml --output my_files.xml

Cleaning files by pattern

# Remove all temporary files
filesweep clean /path/to/directory "*.tmp"

# Remove all log files
filesweep clean /path/to/directory "*.log"

Python API

from filesweep.scanner import FileScanner
from filesweep.cleaner import FileCleaner

# Scan files and export data
scanner = FileScanner("/path/to/directory")
scanner.export_to_json("file_data.json")  # or export_to_csv, export_to_xml

# Clean files matching a pattern
cleaner = FileCleaner("/path/to/directory")
deleted_files = cleaner.clean_files("*.tmp")
print(f"Cleaned {len(deleted_files)} files")

Documentation

For more detailed documentation, see the docs directory.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

• Rakshith Kalmadi - GitHub