bombay

bombay groups (stacks) the files in your working directory by filetype, and sends them to their appropriate $XDG_*_DIR.

gem install bombay

Imagine you had this mess in your ~/Downloads:

~/Downloads $ ls -al
.
..
badger-sock.pdf
parallel-muffin.png
virtual-monkey.webp
student-steak.svg
kind-vulture.epub
funny-dialect.mp4
summer-dance.gif

Run bombay to clean it up:

~/Downloads $ bombay

~/Downloads $ ls ~/Pictures
parallel-muffin.png student-steak.svg virtual-monkey.webp

~/Downloads $ ls ~/Documents
badger-sock.pdf kind-vulture.epub

~/Downloads $ ls ~/Videos
summer-dance.gif funny-dialect.mp4

bombay was initially built for Linux with support for XDG user directories, but has been extended to support macOS, although that remains to be tested. The program will not run on any other platforms.

This software is licensed under the MIT license.