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So, I am studying an online course which has hundreds of sub lectures. I need to download the source code for each lecture in a corresponding sub-folder. With over 120 lectures, creating a sub-folder one by one is a painstaking process. Here's my current folder structure:
Is there a way I can create all these sub-folders at once, along with the proper name, through a batch file or something similar. |
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How can I can create all these sub-folders at once, using my naming scheme?
To create the sub-folders (sub-directories) in a specific directory (that is not the current directory), you can do one of the following:
Below I show both alternatives, first from a As a bonus (although not asked for in the original question) there is a From a
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If I were to create the sub-folders in a specific directory, such as
C:\Dropbox\Development, would I need to cd to that directory first? Assuming I'm using the cmd shell? And many thanks!
– Manish
21 hours ago
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@DavidPostill the question asks from 9 up to. so that would be (9,1,120). you may want to edit your question.
– LPChip
21 hours ago
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@Manish
bash version: for i in {9..120}; do mkdir Lec-$i; done; - or replace {9..120} with `seq 9 120` for the more portable version.
– Bob
16 hours ago
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There is another easy way, for limited number of folders. May be Useful here Or for someone else. In Windows we can make numbered folder names by creating a folder "lec(1)" and copy pasting it how many time we want, if we paste 10 time there will be 11 folders with names "lect(1)" to "lec(10) - Copy" Only trick here is that the first folder must include parentheses (n), where n is the number from where numbering starts. Windows includes "- copy" at the and of pasted folder name "lec(1) - Copy" :( If you don't like it, just select all and rename first lec(1) -> lec-(1) or anything. All folder's names will be adjusted and "- copy" will be removed ;)
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This won't be better than a script for your particular scenario, but it's kind of nice to know this when your folder names are unrelated: you can make multiple directories from the command line by separating them by a space: |
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You might find that if you create numbered folders named like this, they won't display in the proper (expected) sort order: The problem is, the number portion of the foldernames is variable width, which affects how the folders are sorted. If it's important to you that the folders are sorted properly, use the batch file below to create folders with the numbered portion of the foldernames padded with "0's" (zero's) so that all numbers are the same length, like this: Here is the batch file: |
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