From 6558b67a14376a59c5bed90419072f3b6b2fa7cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zastian Pretorius Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 22:18:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] made changes to the README.org --- README.org | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 95b20db..58f829d 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -24,3 +24,47 @@ This is a simple project to help sort your files on linux written in c++. #+BEGIN_SRC sudo make install #+END_SRC +* Usage +1. cd to the desired location for example + #+BEGIN_SRC + cd ~/Downloads + #+END_SRC +2. The first time you run the program nothing will happen but a default settings.conf will be generated found in + #+BEGIN_SRC + ~/.config/fsorter/settings.conf + #+END_SRC +3. Running #+BEGIN_SRC fsorter #+END_SRC again will sort the current working directory based on the preferences in settings.conf + +* Configure +1. Open #+BEGIN_SRC ~/.config/fsorter/settings.conf #+END_SRC in your favourite text editor for example. + #+BEGIN_SRC + vim ~/.config/fsorter/settings.conf + #+END_SRC +2. Here is the basic settings.conf. The name after /home/ will be different then this one it must be your systems username (Running fsorter the first time will generate this for you automaticaly) + #+BEGIN_SRC + Picture= + /home/mrfluffy/Pictures/ + .jpg,.jpeg,.png, + Music= + /home/mrfluffy/Music/ + .mp3,.wav, + Video= + /home/mrfluffy/Videos/ + .mp4, + Arcive= + /home/mrfluffy/Documents/Compressed/ + .zip,.rar,.7z, + ISO= + /home/mrfluffy/Documents/ios/ + .iso, + #+END_SRC +3. The config file is janky so be careful +4. An object consists of 3 things first a Type #+BEGIN_SRC Picture= #+END_SRC dont forget the '=' at the end. +5. second is the path you want to save your files of this type for the Type Picture= in this case it is #+BEGIN_SRC /home/mrfluffy/Pictures/ #+END_SRC dont forget the '/' at the end of path. +6. The third if the extentions That belong to this type in the case of Type Picture= we have #+BEGIN_SRC .jpg,.jpeg,.png, #+END_SRC take note that the extentions have a '.' before them and they are seperated by a ',' + Also note that there is a ',' at the end of the line. +7. If this convention is not followd the program will brake. +8. You can add your own types at the end of this file. DO NOT leave empty lines. +9. The Types can be enything as long as it ends with '='. +10. The path does not need to exist when #+BEGIN_SRC fsorter #+END_SRC is ren it will ask you if you want to create the Directory. +11. Extentions can be anything as long as the convention is followd as shown above.