fuzzy_mover

Move target files to target location based on file name fuzzy matching to directory name. In other words, given the file name "Huffy the Brick Layer #38 (2023)", find a directory that closely matches this file name and move it there.

filename positional parameter supports home shortcut (~) and wildcard glob patterns.

usage: file_fuzzy.py [-h] [-o OUTPUT] [-y] [-t THRESHOLD] filename

Move files with glob patterns to the closest matching directory using fuzzy matching.

positional arguments:
  filename              The filename with optional glob patterns to be searched for.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
                        The directory to search through recursively for a matching directory. (Default: ./)
  -y, --yes             Automatically approve the move without confirmation.
  -t THRESHOLD, --threshold THRESHOLD
                        Threshold value to fuzzy match on (optional integer, default: 80)

Installation

• Clone this repository
• Install requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt

Example usage

Look for a directory in C:\Comics to move 'Huffy the Brick Layer' file into.
python file_fuzzy.py "Huffy the Brick Layer #38 (2023)" --output C:\Comics

Requirements

• fuzzywuzzy=0.18.0

Security Warning

---

Please properly vet anything you download from the internet, including this script. It could do anything.