dirmon

dirmon is a utility that monitors a directory for new files and automatically sorts them into designated folders based on their file type.

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How It Works

dirmon actively listens for changes in a target directory. When new files are added, it automatically identifies their type and moves them into pre-configured subdirectories.

Before dirmon

Your monitored directory might look cluttered with various unsorted files, like this:

|- financial_report.pdf
|- company_intro.mov
|- new_song.mp3
|- meeting_notes.txt
|- podcast_episode.wav
|- product_demo.mp4

After dirmon

Once initialized, dirmon creates the necessary folders and sorts the files accordingly, leaving the directory clean and organized:

/path/to/your/directory/
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|-- TYPE_0/
|   |-- new_song.mp3
|   |-- podcast_episode.wav
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|-- TYPE_1/
|   |-- company_intro.mov
|   |-- product_demo.mp4
|
|-- TYPE_2/
|   |-- financial_report.pdf
|   |-- meeting_notes.txt
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Configuration

dirmon is controlled by a simple configuration file.

⚠️ Has only untested support for multidirectory monitoring

1. The first line must be the absolute path to the directory you want to monitor, enclosed in square brackets [].
2. Subsequent lines define the sorting rules. Each line specifies a folder name and the file extensions (separated by commas) that should be moved into it.

The format is: FOLDER_NAME = ext1,ext2,ext3

Example config file:

[/desired/path/here/]

TYPE_0 = mp3,wav
TYPE_1 = mov,mp4
TYPE_2 = txt,pdf