Organize your files using python, shell and bat scripts ✨

These scripts will automates file organization by categorizing files based on their extensions into individual directories within a parent directory.

Python (.py)

import os
import shutil

def fileOrganise(directory):
    # Iterate over files in the directory
    for element in os.listdir(directory):
        # Get the full path of the element
        full_path = os.path.join(directory, element)
        # Check if it's a file
        if os.path.isfile(full_path):
            # Split the file name based on the '.' delimiter and extract the last part
            parts = element.split(".")
            file_extension = parts[-1]
            # Create directory if not exists
            destDir = os.path.join(directory, file_extension)
            os.makedirs(destDir, exist_ok=True)
            # Move the file to the corresponding directory
            shutil.move(full_path, destDir)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    directory = os.getcwd()
    # directory = r"Enter your path to run this script"
    # example,
    # directory = r"C:\Users\navin\Downloads\New folder"
    fileOrganise(directory)

Shell (.sh)

#!/bin/bash

# Function to organize files in the directory based on their extensions
fileOrganise() {
    local directory="$1"

    # Iterate over files in the directory
    for element in "$directory"/*; do
        # Check if it's a file
        if [ -f "$element" ]; then
            # Get the file extension
            file_extension="${element##*.}"
            # Create directory if not exists
            destDir="$directory/$file_extension"
            mkdir -p "$destDir"
            # Move the file to the corresponding directory
            mv "$element" "$destDir"
        fi
    done
}

# Main script
main() {
    local parent_dir="$(pwd)"  # Use current directory as the parent directory
    # parent_dir="Enter your path to run this script"
    # example,
    # parent_dir="/c/Users/navin/Downloads/New folder"

    # Call the function to organize files
    fileOrganise "$parent_dir"
    echo "Files organized successfully in $parent_dir"
}

# Call the main function
main

Batch (.bat)

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

set "directory=%~1"
REM set "directory=(Enter your path to run this script)"
REM example,
REM set "directory=C:\Users\navin\Downloads\New folder"

REM Iterate over files in the directory
for %%i in ("%directory%\*") do (
    REM Check if it's a file
    if exist "%%i" (
        REM Get the file extension
        for /f "tokens=*" %%j in ("%%~xi") do (
            set "file_extension=%%j"
            REM Remove leading dots from file extension
            set "file_extension=!file_extension:~1!"
            echo "Processing file: %%i, Extension: !file_extension!"
            REM Create directory if not exists
            mkdir "%directory%\!file_extension!" 2>nul
            REM Move the file to the corresponding directory
            move "%%i" "%directory%\!file_extension!" >nul
        )
    )
)

echo Files organized successfully in %directory%

:end

Conclusion

These scripts will organize your files with just one click. You can find additional code in my GitHub repository.

If you have any suggestions, improvements, feel free to comment below

Cheers! 🎉