new.py
A simple utility to create files and folders based on templates
With this program you can define template files, for instance a Python script with some documentation or functions already defined, or a directory for a LaTeX document. See the example directory for an example of a Python script.
Usage
Usage is quite simple, type::
./new.py
on the command line to get an overview of the current templates, and their
names. Templates should be stored in the home directory, in the directory
${HOME}/.newpy_templates. If you have for instance a Python script with the
name python.py as template name, you will get::
./new.py
Available targets:
Name File / Dir
---- ----------
python -> python.py
With the target name python, you can use the following command to copy the
template to the current directory::
./new.py python
This will create a new file in the current directory named python.py.
Finally, there is the option of naming the file in the current directory
differently::
./new.py python myscript.py
This will create the file myscript.py, as a copy of the python.py
template.
Installation
Simply download the script, create a template or two, and start using it! For
added usability, you can create an alias in your ~/.bashrc file, for
instance:
alias new="/path/to/new.py"
Then you can simply type new <target> in your terminal.
Bash Completion
If desired bash completion can be configured for the new command. This
assumes that you have aliased new.py using the description above. To
enable bash completion, add the following to your ~/.bashrc file:
source /path/to/new.bash-completion
This should enable tab-completion of new.py targets.
Afterwords
Author: G.J.J. van den Burg
Date: 2016-10-24
License: GPLv3