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+---
+categories:
+  - Code
+tags:
+  - linux
+  - scripts
+comment: 
+info: aberto.
+date: '2024-05-30'
+type: post
+layout: post
+published: true
+slug: files-by-type
+title: 'Organize files by their extensions'
+
+---
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the folder name is provided as an argument
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <folder>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+FOLDER="$1"
+
+# Check if the provided argument is a directory
+if [ ! -d "$FOLDER" ]; then
+  echo "Error: $FOLDER is not a directory."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Change to the specified directory
+cd "$FOLDER" || exit
+
+# Get a list of unique file extensions
+file_extensions=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f | sed -n 's/.*\.\([a-zA-Z0-9]*\)$/\1/p' | sort | uniq)
+
+# Create directories for each file extension and move files
+for ext in $file_extensions; do
+  mkdir -p "$ext"
+  find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.$ext" -exec mv {} "$ext" \;
+done
+
+echo "Files have been organized by file type."
+```
+
+### How to Use the Script
+
+1. Save the script to a file, for example, `organize_files.sh`.
+2. Make the script executable:
+   ```bash
+   chmod +x organize_files.sh
+   ```
+3. Run the script with the target folder as an argument:
+   ```bash
+   ./organize_files.sh <folder>
+   ```