Messing around with Python? Nah, it's Go time! 🚀

This is my experiment moving from Python to Golang for CLI tools—so I can finally stop hopping between languages (hopefully).

This little tool helps you rename, move, and organize files like a pro. Just give it some patterns, and it'll do the heavy lifting for you.

• Rename files using regular expression patterns
• Move files to different locations with optional filtering
• Organize files automatically by type and date
• Support for recursive operations
• Dry run mode to preview changes before applying

• Go 1.21 or higher
• macOS, Linux, or Windows

1. Install Go (on macOS):

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   brew update
   brew install go

2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/hidayatabisena/filemanager-golang.git
   cd filemanager

3. Build and install:

   make install

You can use the file manager in two ways: directly with command-line arguments or through an interactive mode script.

For a more user-friendly experience, use the included helper script:

chmod +x filemanager.sh  # first time only
./filemanager.sh

The script will guide you through:

• Selecting an operation (rename, move, organize)
• Entering required parameters
• Setting recursive and dry-run options
• Previewing and confirming changes

Rename files based on regular expression patterns:

filemanager -op rename -src ./photos -pattern 'IMG_(\d+)' -replace 'Photo_$1' -recursive

If your images have file extensions (like image1.jpg, image2.png), you might want to adjust the pattern:

filemanager -op rename -src ./sample -pattern 'image(\d+)(\..+)' -replace 'photo_$1$2'

Move files from one location to another, optionally filtering by pattern:

filemanager -op move -src ./downloads -dest ./documents -pattern '\.pdf$' -recursive

Automatically organize files by type and date:

filemanager -op organize -src ./messy_folder -recursive

Preview changes without actually performing them:

filemanager -op rename -src ./photos -pattern 'IMG_(\d+)' -replace 'Photo_$1' -dry-run

• -op: Operation type (rename, move, organize)
• -src: Source directory or file pattern
• -dest: Destination directory (for move operation)
• -pattern: Regular expression pattern to match files
• -replace: Replacement pattern for rename operation
• -recursive: Process directories recursively
• -dry-run: Show what would be done without actually doing it

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.