Fast Files (ff)

Description

ff is a bash script which is a combination of 'mkdir' and 'touch'. It can create directory structures and files simultaneously and lists the created objects using eza, lsd, or ls.

Dependencies

• bash
• eza (optional)
• lsd (optional)

Usage

  ff [path file or folder]
 --help : prints usage info

Examples

Single file

ff file

 file

Single directory

ff dir/

 dir

Multiple files

ff file1 file2 file3

 file1
 file2
 file3

Multiple directories

ff dir1/ dir2/ dir3/

 dir1
 dir2
 dir3

File in a directory

ff dir/file

dir
└── file

Directory in a directory

ff dir1/dir2/

dir1
└── dir2

Multiple files in multiple directories

ff dir1/dir2/file1 dir3/file2

dir1
└── dir2
    └── file1
dir3
└── file2

If your shell supports brace expansion e.g bash, zsh, fish

ff dir1/{dir2/{file1,file2}.txt,dir3/file3.txt}

dir1
├── dir2
│   ├── file1.txt
│   └── file2.txt
└── dir3
    └── file3.txt

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