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  1. milesmatthias created this gist Oct 6, 2014.
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    #!/usr/bin/env ruby

    # for each directory in the current directory:
    #
    # 1. move its contents up one directory (out of its current directory)
    # 2. remove the (now empty) directory
    #
    # ( note: skips hidden files and . and .. )

    require 'pry'
    require 'fileutils'

    Dir.foreach(".") do |entry|
    next if entry.start_with?('.')

    if File.directory?(entry)
    puts "moving contents of #{ entry } up."

    FileUtils.mv Dir.glob(entry + "/*"), "."
    FileUtils.rm_r entry
    end


    end

    exit