A simple command-line utility to move files into folders based on their file extensions using Python's argparse.
- ✅ Move files from a specified directory to subfolders by extension.
- ✅ Automatically creates destination folders if they don't exist.
- ✅ Lightweight and easy to use.
python mover.py --sourcepath <source_path> --mapping <extension:folder> [<extension:folder> ...]python mover.py --sourcepath "." --mapping ".png:images .pptx:ppt"
This will:
- Move all .png files to the images/ directory
- Move all .pptx files to the ppt/ directory
| Argument | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--sourcepath |
Source folder where files are located | images/ |
--mapping |
Space-separated list of extension:folder pairs |
Required |
- File extensions are case-insensitive.
- If a folder in --mapping does not exist, it will be created.
- Files are moved, not copied.
- Only regular files are processed (directories are ignored).