Nanny

Simple utility to babysit your folders and files.

Inspired by benjaminoakes/maid.

Installation

Use pip to install the latest version:

$ pip install nanny

Defining rules

Nanny uses a simple DSL for defining the rules. To get started, create your own ~/.nanny/sample.rules file:

rule 'Move files to their respective directories':
    
    for file in '~/Downloads/*':
    
        if file.extension in '.jpg .jpeg .png .gif .bmp .ico':
            move file to '~/Downloads/Images'
        
        if file.extension in '.flv .mp4 .avi .wmv .mkv':
            move file to '~/Downloads/Videos'

rule 'Delete video files bigger than 2GB and older than 3 months to save space':
    
    for file in '~/Downloads/Videos/*':
    
        if file.extension in '.flv .mp4 .avi .wmv .mkv':
            if file.size.gb > 2 and file.age.months > 3:
                move file to trash

Usage

Run nanny to view the list of all available options and commands:

$ nanny

You can run the clean command with the --force option to overwrite the files:

$ nanny clean --force

Automation

You can automate the file cleaning by inserting it to your cron jobs:

$ crontab -e

Sample for running nanny clean every day at 1 am:

# minute hour day_of_month month day_of_week command_to_execute
0 1 * * * /bin/bash -li -c "nanny clean --force"

License

MIT. See LICENSE.md.