rayokamoto/cabinet

A cross-platform file sorting program

Cabinet

A convenient, cross-platform file sorting system that sorts files based on their attributes, such as file type, file name, and date modified.

Disclaimer: Note that features may be added, revised, or removed at any time as this is in active development

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Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/rayokamoto/cabinet
cd cabinet

Build with cargo

cargo build --release

Usage

cab <command> [options] [<path>]

More in-depth information is available in the features documentation.

Commands

• date - Sort by date modified (before or after given date in YYYY-MM-DD format)
• name - Sort by name of the file (by whether given pattern is in the name or not)
• size - Sort by size of the file in KB (by whether file is smaller or larger than given size)
• type - Sort by file type (e.g. .jpg, .png, .pdf, etc.)
• multisort - Sort files based on all the above attributes

There are two options for sorting files: normal paths and path templates:

Using normal paths

When you run a command, you must provide a path/directory to sort. Relative paths also work - e.g. if you are in a directory with the folder projects, simply typing projects as your path will work.

No flags provided will default to using normal paths:

cab type "C:\Users\User\Downloads"
cab type "/home/User/Downloads"

Using templates

With templates, you can sort directories quickly. Invoke using the -t or --template option:

cab type -t downloads

Currently, the following templates are available:

• documents
• downloads
• desktop
• home (e.g. C:\Users\User\ or /home/User/)
• music (or audio)
• pictures
• videos (or movies)

Testing

For testing, such as generating test files to sort, Python is used. Python 3.9 or higher is required.

cabinet's Issues

Folder names should have details about sorting

Generated folders should have details regarding the sorting criteria