What is dir2sh?

This Rust tool simplifies copying a folder to a remote Linux machine by generating shell commands.

Designed for graphical environments (Linux/Windows), it bypasses the need for manual scp/sftp/git workflows by copying terminal commands directly to your clipboard.

Usage

1. Navigate to the folder you want to copy.
2. Run dir2sh (no parameters or configuration needed).
3. Paste the generated shell commands on the remote machine.

Example clipboard output:

set +o history
mkdir -p "hello_world"
printf '%s' 'W3BhY2thZ2VdCm5hbWUgPSAiaGVsbG9fd29ybGQiCnZlcnNpb24gPSAiMC4xLjAiCmVkaXRpb24gPSAiMjAyNCIKCltkZXBlbmRlbmNpZXNdCg==' | base64 -d > "hello_world/Cargo.toml"
mkdir -p "hello_world/src"
printf '%s' 'Zm4gbWFpbigpIHsKICAgIHByaW50bG4hKCJIZWxsbywgd29ybGQhIik7Cn0K' | base64 -d > "hello_world/src/main.rs"
set -o history

Installation

After installing Rust (https://rustup.rs/) you can install this minimalistic tool via:

cargo install dir2sh

Info

• This tool is for small folders. Pasting a folder with 100 kilobytes takes around six seconds. You should use cargo clean before copying Rust projects with this tool e.g.
• It won't destroy your .bash_history because of set +o history.

Alternative bash script

Fedora: sudo dnf install xclip

Debian: sudo apt install xclip

#!/bin/bash

generate_commands() {
    local current_dir=$(pwd)
    local dir_name=$(basename "$current_dir")
    local commands="set +o history\n"
    commands+="mkdir -p \"$dir_name\"\n"
    while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
        local relative_path="${file#$current_dir/}"
        local target_path="$dir_name/$relative_path"
        if [[ -d "$file" ]]; then
            commands+="mkdir -p \"$target_path\"\n"
        elif [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
            local encoded=$(base64 -w 0 "$file" 2>/dev/null || base64 -b 0 "$file")
            commands+="printf '%s' '$encoded' | base64 -d > \"$target_path\"\n"
        fi
    done < <(find "$current_dir" -mindepth 1 -print0 2>/dev/null)
    commands+="set -o history\n"
    echo -e "$commands"
}
if command -v xclip &> /dev/null; then
    generate_commands | xclip -selection clipboard
    echo "Commands copied to clipboard!"
else
    generate_commands
    echo "Error: Install xclip."
fi