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Created December 23, 2019 01:44
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  1. flatlinebb created this gist Dec 23, 2019.
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    #!/bin/bash
    set -e
    set -u
    set -o pipefail

    start=$SECONDS

    exts=$(ls -dp *.*| grep -v / | sed 's/^.*\.//' | sort -u) # not folders
    ignore=""

    while getopts ':f::i:h' flag; do
    case "$flag" in
    h)
    echo "This script sorts files from the current dir into folders of the same file type. Specific file types can be specified using -f."
    echo "flags:"
    echo '-f (string file types to sort e.g. -f "pdf csv mp3")'
    echo '-i (string file types to ignore e.g. -i "pdf")'
    exit 1
    ;;
    f)
    exts=$OPTARG;;
    i)
    ignore=$OPTARG;;
    :)
    echo "Missing option argument for -$OPTARG" >&2;
    exit 1;;
    \?)
    echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
    exit 1
    ;;
    esac
    done

    for ext in $exts
    do
    if [[ " ${ignore} " == *" ${ext} "* ]]; then
    echo "Skiping ${ext}"
    continue
    fi
    echo Processing "$ext"
    mkdir -p "$ext"
    mv -vn *."$ext" "$ext"/
    done

    duration=$(( SECONDS - start ))
    echo "--- Completed in $duration seconds ---"