Files Manager

• a basic file system operator

• for basic operations like: delete, create, copy and move files or folders

Dependencies

• java_jdk_17.0.8

References

• java 17 I/O docs

Features

• delete files or folders
• make folders or nested directories
• move folders or files
• rename folders or files
• copy folders or files

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Usage

• you can use the .jar file to execute the project

java -jar app.jar operation

list

• -ls: list all files of the given folder

• java -jar app.jar -ls .\src\

List zip entries

• le: list the entries of a compressed file

• java -jar app.jar -le file.zip

read lines

• -rl: read file lines of the given file

• java -jar app.jar -rl README.md

Search

• -ff: to search in the given path by:
• only use to search in folders, it doesn't work with files

• extension: -e ".java"

• java -jar app.jar -ff .\bin\ -e ".class"

• name: -n "textutils"

• java -jar app.jar -ff .\bin\ -n "textutils"

• -fl: search for a word in the given file path by:

• -i: ignore case
• -s: smart ignore case

• java -jar app.jar -fl .\src\Main.jar -s "args"

make

• -md: create a folder

• java -jar app.jar -md folder_name

• to create folders with: ","

• java -jar app.jar -md folder1, directory2, ...n

• -ni: create a file

• java -jar app.jar -ni main.py

• supports creation using: ","
• java -jar app.jar -ni main.py, main.java

start or open

• -st: start or open

• java -jar app.jar -st .\bin\

move

• -mv: move the content of source to target

• java -jar app.jar -mv .\source to .\target

• to move directories with : ","

• java -jar app.jar -mv source1, source2 to target

• -mf: move files

• java -jar app.jar -mf source/* to target

-supports move from more than 1 source to 1 target

• -mf surce1/* source2/* to target

rename

• -rn: rename the folder

• java -jar app.jar -rn oldName to newName

• it's the same as move but this creates the new name folder in run time and deletes the old directory

Copy

• -cp: copy a source folder into target directory

• java -jar app.jar -cp source to target

• -cf: to copy files with: *

• java -jar app.jar -cf source/* to target

• supports copy from 1 source to more than 1 target
• -cf source/* to target1, target2

• supports copy from more than 1 source to 1 or more targets
• -cf source1/* source2/* to target1, target2

• to copy folders with: ","

• java -jar app.jar -cp source1, source2 to target

• supports copy from 1 source to more than 1 target
• -cp source to target1, target2

• also supports copy form more than 1 source to more than 1 target
• -cp source1, source2 to target1, target2

Sub-Command

• --r: used when you need to replace existing resources of the target.

• java -jar -cp .\src\App.java to .\example\ --r

• --c: used when you need to copy and the source files or directories don't exists in the target.

• java -jar -cp .\src\App.java to .\example\ --c

• --c: also is the default option.

Delete

• -dd: delete a folder and the content inside

• you need to give consent: -dd test_file --y
• to delete with: ","
• -dd test1, test2 --y

• -df: delete files

• you need to give consent: -df test_file.c --y
• to delete a file with: ","
• -df test1.c, test2.c --y

Compression

• -cm: compress the element of the given path

• java -jar app.jar -cm .\bin\

• if you want to control the elements to include in the zip use: -i

• java -jar app.jar -cm .\localPath -i "src, bin, .jar

De-compression

• -dc: de-compress the elements of the compressed file

• java -jar app.jar -dc .\compressedFile.zip

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Disclaimer

• this project is for educational purposes
• it is not intended to create a fully functional program
• security issues are not taken into account