Mixing
Flattening directory hierarchy preserving directory names in new directory name
I basically want to go from this:
.
├── Alan Walker
│ ├── Different World
│ │ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ │ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ │ └── cover.jpg
│ └── Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora
│ └── Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses
└── Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
to this:
.
├── Alan Walker - Different World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ └── cover.jpg
├── Alan Walker - Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora - Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
None of the existing solutions I could find included renaming the directory itself. It'd be great to be able to do this with zmv, but I can't figure out how to.
bash shell-script zsh directory rename
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
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asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
add a comment |
I basically want to go from this:
.
├── Alan Walker
│ ├── Different World
│ │ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ │ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ │ └── cover.jpg
│ └── Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora
│ └── Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses
└── Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
to this:
.
├── Alan Walker - Different World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ └── cover.jpg
├── Alan Walker - Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora - Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
None of the existing solutions I could find included renaming the directory itself. It'd be great to be able to do this with zmv, but I can't figure out how to.
bash shell-script zsh directory rename
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
2
Not a full solution, so not an answer:easytagmay let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.
– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
2
Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
1
@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54
add a comment |
I basically want to go from this:
.
├── Alan Walker
│ ├── Different World
│ │ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ │ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ │ └── cover.jpg
│ └── Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora
│ └── Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses
└── Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
to this:
.
├── Alan Walker - Different World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ └── cover.jpg
├── Alan Walker - Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora - Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
None of the existing solutions I could find included renaming the directory itself. It'd be great to be able to do this with zmv, but I can't figure out how to.
bash shell-script zsh directory rename
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
I basically want to go from this:
.
├── Alan Walker
│ ├── Different World
│ │ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ │ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ │ └── cover.jpg
│ └── Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora
│ └── Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses
└── Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
to this:
.
├── Alan Walker - Different World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ ├── 02 Lost Control.mp3
│ └── cover.jpg
├── Alan Walker - Same World
│ ├── 01 Intro.mp3
│ └── 02 Found Control.mp3
├── Aurora - Infections Of A Different Kind Step 1
│ ├── 01 Queendom.lrc
│ ├── 02 Forgotten Love.lrc
│ └── 03 Gentle Earthquakes.mp3
└── Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.lrc
├── 01 Right Next Door To Hell.mp3
├── 02 Dust N' Bones.lrc
└── 02 Dust N' Bones.mp3
None of the existing solutions I could find included renaming the directory itself. It'd be great to be able to do this with zmv, but I can't figure out how to.
bash shell-script zsh directory rename
bash shell-script zsh directory rename
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
edited Jan 3 at 16:16
Kusalananda
124k16234385
124k16234385
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
asked Jan 2 at 14:11
aksh1618aksh1618
8710
8710
2
Not a full solution, so not an answer:easytagmay let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.
– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
2
Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
1
@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54
add a comment |
2
Not a full solution, so not an answer:easytagmay let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.
– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
2
Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
1
@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54
2
2
Not a full solution, so not an answer:
easytag may let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
Not a full solution, so not an answer:
easytag may let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
2
2
Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
1
1
@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54
@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54
add a comment |
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Zsh
Untested:
zmv -Q '(*)/(*)(/)' '$1 - $2'
rmdir -- *(/^F)
The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before. It's possible to work around this with a custom mv wrapper that records what directories it moves things from.
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory.
Linux rename utility
Untested.
rename / ' - ' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Perl rename script
Untested.
prename 's~/~ - ~' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Here's a more complex approach that only removes directories that it renamed something from. Again, untested.
prename 's~([^/]+)/~$1 - ~ and ++$d{$1}; END {map {rmdir} keys %d}' */*/
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
add a comment |
Something like this maybe?
#!/bin/sh
for topdir in */; do
topdir_name=$( basename "$topdir" )
for subdir in "$topdir"/*/; do
subdir_name=$( basename "$subdir" )
newdir="$topdir_name - $subdir_name"
if mkdir "$newdir"; then
mv "$subdir"/* "$newdir"
rmdir "$subdir"
fi
done
rmdir "$topdir"
done
This goes through all the top-level directories in the current directory (the band names). For each such directory, it goes through its subdirectories (the album names). For each pair of band name and album name, a new directory is created and the files from the subdirectory are moved to it. The album subdirectories are removed when they have been processed, as are the original band top-level directories.
The rmdir calls will fail if any directory contains hidden filenames or if any of the new directories failed to be created.
This is totally untested code. Run it on a backed-up copy of your files.
answered Jan 2 at 15:00
KusalanandaKusalananda
124k16234385
I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
10
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
add a comment |
Strategically, rather than moving files, have you considered leaving the current structure in place and creating links for the new structure you want?
Tactically, a pattern that'll do the job goes like this:
find . -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -print0 | xargs -0n1 bash -c
'b=$(basename "$(dirname "$1")"); a=$(basename "$1"); echo ln -s "$1" "$b-$a"' {}
findlocates all directories exactly two levels deep from the current working directory, which should be the directory containing the bands: thus two levels deep are the album names underneath the band names.1
xargsconsumes each path containing an album and calls out to the inline bash script.
bash -c '...'takes the album path as its first argument, breaking that path into two parts: the band ($b) and the album ($a). Finally, the script reassembles the names into the desired format and links the new directory name to the original directory.
Note that, in this example, the links would be created in the same directory from which you start, which also happens to be where the band names are.
You could - and should - tweak the ln strategy above to match your intent. mv with the right paths if you physically want to rearrange, or ln if you're wanting to create a convenience "view" over the media. The important parts inside the bash script are:
$bthe band name. Always quote it:"$b".
$athe album name. Always quote it:"$a".
$1the physical path to the album directory. Always quote it:"$1".
1 I believe m{ax,in}depth are supported by GNU and some BSD find, but not POSIX: in which case, rely on */* or similar shell gymnastics.
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
1
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
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Zsh
Untested:
zmv -Q '(*)/(*)(/)' '$1 - $2'
rmdir -- *(/^F)
The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before. It's possible to work around this with a custom mv wrapper that records what directories it moves things from.
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory.
Linux rename utility
Untested.
rename / ' - ' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Perl rename script
Untested.
prename 's~/~ - ~' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Here's a more complex approach that only removes directories that it renamed something from. Again, untested.
prename 's~([^/]+)/~$1 - ~ and ++$d{$1}; END {map {rmdir} keys %d}' */*/
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
add a comment |
Zsh
Untested:
zmv -Q '(*)/(*)(/)' '$1 - $2'
rmdir -- *(/^F)
The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before. It's possible to work around this with a custom mv wrapper that records what directories it moves things from.
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory.
Linux rename utility
Untested.
rename / ' - ' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Perl rename script
Untested.
prename 's~/~ - ~' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Here's a more complex approach that only removes directories that it renamed something from. Again, untested.
prename 's~([^/]+)/~$1 - ~ and ++$d{$1}; END {map {rmdir} keys %d}' */*/
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
add a comment |
Zsh
Untested:
zmv -Q '(*)/(*)(/)' '$1 - $2'
rmdir -- *(/^F)
The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before. It's possible to work around this with a custom mv wrapper that records what directories it moves things from.
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory.
Linux rename utility
Untested.
rename / ' - ' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Perl rename script
Untested.
prename 's~/~ - ~' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Here's a more complex approach that only removes directories that it renamed something from. Again, untested.
prename 's~([^/]+)/~$1 - ~ and ++$d{$1}; END {map {rmdir} keys %d}' */*/
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
Zsh
Untested:
zmv -Q '(*)/(*)(/)' '$1 - $2'
rmdir -- *(/^F)
The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before. It's possible to work around this with a custom mv wrapper that records what directories it moves things from.
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory.
Linux rename utility
Untested.
rename / ' - ' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Perl rename script
Untested.
prename 's~/~ - ~' */*/
rmdir -- */ 2>/dev/null
Note that this traverses symbolic links to directories in the current directory and in its subdirectories. The second line removes all empty directories, even those that didn't have a file before.
Here's a more complex approach that only removes directories that it renamed something from. Again, untested.
prename 's~([^/]+)/~$1 - ~ and ++$d{$1}; END {map {rmdir} keys %d}' */*/
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
answered Jan 2 at 18:43
GillesGilles
531k12810631591
531k12810631591
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
add a comment |
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!
– aksh1618
Jan 6 at 11:28
add a comment |
Something like this maybe?
#!/bin/sh
for topdir in */; do
topdir_name=$( basename "$topdir" )
for subdir in "$topdir"/*/; do
subdir_name=$( basename "$subdir" )
newdir="$topdir_name - $subdir_name"
if mkdir "$newdir"; then
mv "$subdir"/* "$newdir"
rmdir "$subdir"
fi
done
rmdir "$topdir"
done
This goes through all the top-level directories in the current directory (the band names). For each such directory, it goes through its subdirectories (the album names). For each pair of band name and album name, a new directory is created and the files from the subdirectory are moved to it. The album subdirectories are removed when they have been processed, as are the original band top-level directories.
The rmdir calls will fail if any directory contains hidden filenames or if any of the new directories failed to be created.
This is totally untested code. Run it on a backed-up copy of your files.
answered Jan 2 at 15:00
KusalanandaKusalananda
124k16234385
I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
10
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
add a comment |
Something like this maybe?
#!/bin/sh
for topdir in */; do
topdir_name=$( basename "$topdir" )
for subdir in "$topdir"/*/; do
subdir_name=$( basename "$subdir" )
newdir="$topdir_name - $subdir_name"
if mkdir "$newdir"; then
mv "$subdir"/* "$newdir"
rmdir "$subdir"
fi
done
rmdir "$topdir"
done
This goes through all the top-level directories in the current directory (the band names). For each such directory, it goes through its subdirectories (the album names). For each pair of band name and album name, a new directory is created and the files from the subdirectory are moved to it. The album subdirectories are removed when they have been processed, as are the original band top-level directories.
The rmdir calls will fail if any directory contains hidden filenames or if any of the new directories failed to be created.
This is totally untested code. Run it on a backed-up copy of your files.
answered Jan 2 at 15:00
KusalanandaKusalananda
124k16234385
I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
10
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
add a comment |
Something like this maybe?
#!/bin/sh
for topdir in */; do
topdir_name=$( basename "$topdir" )
for subdir in "$topdir"/*/; do
subdir_name=$( basename "$subdir" )
newdir="$topdir_name - $subdir_name"
if mkdir "$newdir"; then
mv "$subdir"/* "$newdir"
rmdir "$subdir"
fi
done
rmdir "$topdir"
done
This goes through all the top-level directories in the current directory (the band names). For each such directory, it goes through its subdirectories (the album names). For each pair of band name and album name, a new directory is created and the files from the subdirectory are moved to it. The album subdirectories are removed when they have been processed, as are the original band top-level directories.
The rmdir calls will fail if any directory contains hidden filenames or if any of the new directories failed to be created.
This is totally untested code. Run it on a backed-up copy of your files.
answered Jan 2 at 15:00
KusalanandaKusalananda
124k16234385
Something like this maybe?
#!/bin/sh
for topdir in */; do
topdir_name=$( basename "$topdir" )
for subdir in "$topdir"/*/; do
subdir_name=$( basename "$subdir" )
newdir="$topdir_name - $subdir_name"
if mkdir "$newdir"; then
mv "$subdir"/* "$newdir"
rmdir "$subdir"
fi
done
rmdir "$topdir"
done
This goes through all the top-level directories in the current directory (the band names). For each such directory, it goes through its subdirectories (the album names). For each pair of band name and album name, a new directory is created and the files from the subdirectory are moved to it. The album subdirectories are removed when they have been processed, as are the original band top-level directories.
The rmdir calls will fail if any directory contains hidden filenames or if any of the new directories failed to be created.
This is totally untested code. Run it on a backed-up copy of your files.
answered Jan 2 at 15:00
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I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
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Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
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I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
10
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
I mean, yes, something like would work, but I'm kinda looking for a one or two line solution, to run easily from terminal. Some find/sed/zmv magic :)
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 15:06
10
10
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
Put ot into a script, and -boom- it becomes a one-liner.
– Hans-Martin Mosner
Jan 2 at 15:24
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Strategically, rather than moving files, have you considered leaving the current structure in place and creating links for the new structure you want?
Tactically, a pattern that'll do the job goes like this:
find . -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -print0 | xargs -0n1 bash -c
'b=$(basename "$(dirname "$1")"); a=$(basename "$1"); echo ln -s "$1" "$b-$a"' {}
findlocates all directories exactly two levels deep from the current working directory, which should be the directory containing the bands: thus two levels deep are the album names underneath the band names.1
xargsconsumes each path containing an album and calls out to the inline bash script.
bash -c '...'takes the album path as its first argument, breaking that path into two parts: the band ($b) and the album ($a). Finally, the script reassembles the names into the desired format and links the new directory name to the original directory.
Note that, in this example, the links would be created in the same directory from which you start, which also happens to be where the band names are.
You could - and should - tweak the ln strategy above to match your intent. mv with the right paths if you physically want to rearrange, or ln if you're wanting to create a convenience "view" over the media. The important parts inside the bash script are:
$bthe band name. Always quote it:"$b".
$athe album name. Always quote it:"$a".
$1the physical path to the album directory. Always quote it:"$1".
1 I believe m{ax,in}depth are supported by GNU and some BSD find, but not POSIX: in which case, rely on */* or similar shell gymnastics.
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
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I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
add a comment |
Strategically, rather than moving files, have you considered leaving the current structure in place and creating links for the new structure you want?
Tactically, a pattern that'll do the job goes like this:
find . -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -print0 | xargs -0n1 bash -c
'b=$(basename "$(dirname "$1")"); a=$(basename "$1"); echo ln -s "$1" "$b-$a"' {}
findlocates all directories exactly two levels deep from the current working directory, which should be the directory containing the bands: thus two levels deep are the album names underneath the band names.1
xargsconsumes each path containing an album and calls out to the inline bash script.
bash -c '...'takes the album path as its first argument, breaking that path into two parts: the band ($b) and the album ($a). Finally, the script reassembles the names into the desired format and links the new directory name to the original directory.
Note that, in this example, the links would be created in the same directory from which you start, which also happens to be where the band names are.
You could - and should - tweak the ln strategy above to match your intent. mv with the right paths if you physically want to rearrange, or ln if you're wanting to create a convenience "view" over the media. The important parts inside the bash script are:
$bthe band name. Always quote it:"$b".
$athe album name. Always quote it:"$a".
$1the physical path to the album directory. Always quote it:"$1".
1 I believe m{ax,in}depth are supported by GNU and some BSD find, but not POSIX: in which case, rely on */* or similar shell gymnastics.
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
1
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
add a comment |
Strategically, rather than moving files, have you considered leaving the current structure in place and creating links for the new structure you want?
Tactically, a pattern that'll do the job goes like this:
find . -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -print0 | xargs -0n1 bash -c
'b=$(basename "$(dirname "$1")"); a=$(basename "$1"); echo ln -s "$1" "$b-$a"' {}
findlocates all directories exactly two levels deep from the current working directory, which should be the directory containing the bands: thus two levels deep are the album names underneath the band names.1
xargsconsumes each path containing an album and calls out to the inline bash script.
bash -c '...'takes the album path as its first argument, breaking that path into two parts: the band ($b) and the album ($a). Finally, the script reassembles the names into the desired format and links the new directory name to the original directory.
Note that, in this example, the links would be created in the same directory from which you start, which also happens to be where the band names are.
You could - and should - tweak the ln strategy above to match your intent. mv with the right paths if you physically want to rearrange, or ln if you're wanting to create a convenience "view" over the media. The important parts inside the bash script are:
$bthe band name. Always quote it:"$b".
$athe album name. Always quote it:"$a".
$1the physical path to the album directory. Always quote it:"$1".
1 I believe m{ax,in}depth are supported by GNU and some BSD find, but not POSIX: in which case, rely on */* or similar shell gymnastics.
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
Strategically, rather than moving files, have you considered leaving the current structure in place and creating links for the new structure you want?
Tactically, a pattern that'll do the job goes like this:
find . -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -print0 | xargs -0n1 bash -c
'b=$(basename "$(dirname "$1")"); a=$(basename "$1"); echo ln -s "$1" "$b-$a"' {}
findlocates all directories exactly two levels deep from the current working directory, which should be the directory containing the bands: thus two levels deep are the album names underneath the band names.1
xargsconsumes each path containing an album and calls out to the inline bash script.
bash -c '...'takes the album path as its first argument, breaking that path into two parts: the band ($b) and the album ($a). Finally, the script reassembles the names into the desired format and links the new directory name to the original directory.
Note that, in this example, the links would be created in the same directory from which you start, which also happens to be where the band names are.
You could - and should - tweak the ln strategy above to match your intent. mv with the right paths if you physically want to rearrange, or ln if you're wanting to create a convenience "view" over the media. The important parts inside the bash script are:
$bthe band name. Always quote it:"$b".
$athe album name. Always quote it:"$a".
$1the physical path to the album directory. Always quote it:"$1".
1 I believe m{ax,in}depth are supported by GNU and some BSD find, but not POSIX: in which case, rely on */* or similar shell gymnastics.
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
answered Jan 2 at 16:31
bishopbishop
2,0662822
2,0662822
1
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
add a comment |
1
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
1
1
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
I like this answer... you could also make hardlinks, then delete the old folder structure when you're satisfied
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 2 at 20:20
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
@ThomasZwaagstra That's no different than moving the files
– Darkhogg
Jan 3 at 10:53
1
1
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
@Darkhogg Exactly! OP was looking for a 1-liner to move the files. Using hardlinks with this solution would nearly accomplish that, except you would have an intermediate "preview" stage before deleting the original files
– Thomas Zwaagstra
Jan 3 at 23:15
add a comment |
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Not a full solution, so not an answer:
easytagmay let you do this, but only for audio files - I don't think it will move covers, etc.– rvs
Jan 2 at 14:34
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Could there be more than one album for a specific artist within one artist directory? Is the structure always three levels deep?
– nohillside
Jan 2 at 14:52
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@nohillside Yes, There can be more than one album for an artist. And yes, the structure is always three levels deep.
– aksh1618
Jan 2 at 14:54