linkdir

#!/usr/bin/env python
# vi: syntax=python
# make softlinks to all files in a directory to the current directory

# TODO: document suffix syntax and usage
# TODO: option for crash on errors?

# Author: David McClosky
# Homepage: http://zorglish.org
# Code: http://github.com/dmcc

import sys, os
curdir = os.getcwd()
for dirname in sys.argv[1:]:
    if '=' in dirname:
        suffix, dirname = dirname.split('=')
    else:
        suffix = None

    dirname = os.path.expanduser(dirname)

    for filename in os.listdir(dirname):
        oldname = os.path.join(dirname, filename)

        if suffix:
            root, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
            newname = os.path.join(curdir, f"{root}-{suffix}{ext}")
        else:
            newname = os.path.join(curdir, filename)

        try:
            os.symlink(oldname, newname)
            print("Linked", oldname, "to", newname)
        except OSError:
            print("Couldn't make link from", oldname, "to", newname)