https://github.com/aslamosama/fast-files
Create complex directory structures and files in one command
https://github.com/aslamosama/fast-files
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Create complex directory structures and files in one command
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aslamosama/fast-files
- Owner: aslamosama
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-09-23T05:47:49.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-06-06T08:08:07.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-28T07:21:52.433Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: bash-script, eza, mkdir, shell-script, touch
- Language: Shell
- Homepage:
- Size: 8.79 KB
- Stars: 4
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Fast Files
> Fast Files is a project consisting of two bash scripts, `ff` and `ffv`, that combine the functionality of `mkdir` and `touch`, enabling you to create directory structures and files in a single command. The `ffv` script additionally prints the created objects in a tree-like structure using `eza`, `lsd` or `ls`.
## Scripts
- `ff`: creates the specified files and directories without printing any output.
- `ffv`: performs the same operations as `ff` but also lists the created objects.
## ✨ Features
- Create single or multiple files and directories in one command.
- Automatically create parent directories as needed.
- Supports brace expansion for creating complex directory and file structures in one go.
- Optionally lists the created objects with enhanced listing tools (`eza` or `lsd`) if available, or fallback to `ls` (`ffv` only).
## 🛠️ Dependencies
- bash
- Optional: [eza](https://github.com/eza-community/eza) or [lsd](https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd) for enhanced directory listing
## 🏗️ Installation
Place both scripts in a directory included in your `$PATH`. Ensure the scripts are executable:
```bash
chmod +x /path/to/ff
chmod +x /path/to/ffv
```
## 🚀 Usage
```bash
ff [path file or folder]
ffv [path file or folder]
```
### Arguments
- `--help` or `-h` : Prints usage information
### Examples
- Create a single file:
```bash
ff file
```
```
───file
```
- Create a single directory:
```bash
ff dir/
```
```
───dir
```
- Create multiple files:
```bash
ff file1 file2 file3
```
```
┌─file1
─┼─file2
└─file3
```
- Create multiple directories:
```bash
ff dir1/ dir2/ dir3/
```
```
┌─dir1
─┼─dir2
└─dir3
```
- Create a file in a directory:
```bash
ff dir/file
```
```
───dir───file
```
- Create a directory within a directory:
```bash
ff dir1/dir2/
```
```
───dir1───dir2
```
- Create multiple files in multiple directories:
```bash
ff dir1/dir2/file1 dir3/file2
```
```
┌─dir1───dir2───file1
─┴─dir3───file2
```
- Use [brace expansion](https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Brace-Expansion.html) for complex structures (supported in bash, zsh, fish):
```bash
ff dir1/{dir2/{file1,file2}.txt,dir3/file3.txt}
```
```
┌─file1.txt
───dir1─┬─dir2─┴─file2.txt
└─dir3───file3.txt
```
## 🔗 Related Projects
[Advanced New File](https://github.com/tanrax/terminal-AdvancedNewFile)
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