[SOLVED] How to create directory template?

foreststandalone · 03-05-2016, 08:29 AM

Hi. I'm on Linux Mint. I would like to create directory template for my external hard drive.

Instead of doing it manually, how to do it automatically?

Basically I need mirrored folders (empty) so I can sort my files easier on the laptop. Later on copy and merge them with my backup drive.

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English is not my mother tongue, please excuse any errors on my part.

ButterflyMelissa · 03-05-2016, 12:38 PM

Hi,
Welcome to the forum...I hope it'll be of good use to you

I'd write a shell script yo run every time you bneed the structure...
But...that's me...

Melissa

foreststandalone · 03-05-2016, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thor_2.0

Hi,
Welcome to the forum...I hope it'll be of good use to you

I'd write a shell script yo run every time you bneed the structure...
But...that's me...

Melissa

Die in battle. Live in Valhalla!

The thing is I would need help with that

foreststandalone · 03-05-2016, 03:29 PM

Or how to copy directories without files?
Through terminal or gui :/

chrism01 · 03-06-2016, 02:23 AM

Well, this will find all the dirs under the starting dir

Code:

find startdir -type d

startdir can be a dir under the current dir (aka relative path) or an absolute path eg /home/you/startdir

See http://linux.die.net/man/1/find

foreststandalone · 03-06-2016, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

Well, this will find all the dirs under the starting dir

Code:

find startdir -type d

startdir can be a dir under the current dir (aka relative path) or an absolute path eg /home/you/startdir

See http://linux.die.net/man/1/find

It lists subdirectories, thats good... but how to make an empty copy of them? :<

yancek · 03-06-2016, 11:14 AM

The command below which I found at the askubuntu link below should work. I created the /mnt/test2 directory and ran the command from the /home/user/ directory and it created the directories and subdirectories from the original with no files.

Code:

find -type d -links 2 -exec mkdir -p "/mnt/test2/{}" \;

http://askubuntu.com/questions/36587...ders-not-files

You could test this by creating a test directory with sub-directories with files in them and another test directory in which to create the directories with the command before running it on your system to see if it does what you want.

foreststandalone · 03-06-2016, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek

The command below which I found at the askubuntu link below should work. I created the /mnt/test2 directory and ran the command from the /home/user/ directory and it created the directories and subdirectories from the original with no files.

Code:

find -type d -links 2 -exec mkdir -p "/mnt/test2/{}" \;

http://askubuntu.com/questions/36587...ders-not-files

You could test this by creating a test directory with sub-directories with files in them and another test directory in which to create the directories with the command before running it on your system to see if it does what you want.

Thanks a lot! It worked like a charm

That's exactly what I needed.