Bulk file/directory creation - Revision history

Xaizek: Small improvements

2025-09-28T08:55:09Z

Small improvements

Fugue at 16:12, 23 September 2025

2025-09-23T16:12:33Z

Fugue: Created page with "This script enables bulk file/directory creation using an input file for input. It supports nested files and directories. It will replace all space characters in generated dir..."

2025-09-23T15:52:58Z

Created page with "This script enables bulk file/directory creation using an input file for input. It supports nested files and directories. It will replace all space characters in generated dir..."

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This script enables bulk file/directory creation using an input file for input. It supports nested files and directories. It will replace all space characters in generated dirs with hyphens.

Create a file with the following content and store it on your path (e.g. <code>~/.local/bin/</code>)

<source lang="bash">
#!/usr/bin/env bash

TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vi}"
gen_file=$(mktemp) || exit
trap 'rm -f "$gen_file"' EXIT
"$EDITOR" "$gen_file" || exit

while IFS= read -r line; do
# line="${line/# }"
line="${line/% }"
line="${line// /-}"
if [[ -z $line ]]; then
continue
fi
if [[ $line == */* ]]; then
if [[ $line == */ ]]; then
mkdir -p "$line"
else
mkdir -p "$(dirname "$line")" && touch "$line"
fi
else
touch "$line"
fi
done < "$gen_file"
</source>

Then you can bind it in your <code>~/.config/vifm/vifmrc</code>:

<source lang="vimscript">
nnoremap <wait> on :!mkbulk<cr>
</source>

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-This script enables bulk file/directory creation using an input file for input. It supports nested files and directories. It will replace all space characters in generated dirs with hyphens.
+This script enables bulk file/directory creation using a template file for input. It supports nested files and directories. It will replace all space characters in generated dirs with hyphens.
-Create a file with the following content and store it on your path (e.g. <code>~/.local/bin/</code>)
+Create a file with the following content and store it on your path (e.g., <code>~/.local/bin/</code> or <code>$VIFM/scripts</code> if not planning to use it outside of Vifm):
 <source lang="bash">

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 while IFS= read -r line; do
    line="${line/% }"
    line="${line// /-}"