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
 -v     : prints created files

Examples

Single file

ff file

  file

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Single directory

ff dir/

   dir

---

Multiple files

ff file1 file2 file3

  file1
  file2
  file3

---

Multiple directories

ff dir1/ dir2/ dir3/

   dir1
   dir2
   dir3

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File in a directory

ff dir/file

  dir
└──   file

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Directory in a directory

ff dir1/dir2/

  dir1
└──    dir2

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Multiple files in multiple directories

ff dir1/dir2/file1 dir3/file2

  dir1
└──   dir2
   └──   file1
  dir3
└──   file2

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If your shell supprts 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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