File Utility CLI

A command-line interface tool for various file operations written in Go.

Features

• File operations
  • Copy files from source to destination
  • Move files from source to destination
  • Delete files
  • Rename files
  • Display detailed file information
• Directory operations (to be implemented)
• File content manipulation (to be implemented)

Installation

go install github.com/and/file_utility_cli@latest

Building from Source

On Windows, build with the .exe extension to avoid file association issues:

go build -o file-utility-cli.exe

On Linux/Mac:

go build -o file-utility-cli

Usage

file-utility-cli [command] [flags]

Available Commands

• file copy [source] [destination] - Copy a file from source to destination
• file move [source] [destination] - Move a file from source to destination
• file delete [file] - Delete a file
• file rename [old_name] [new_name] - Rename a file
• file info [file] - Display detailed information about a file
• help - Help about any command
• version - Print the version number

Example: Copy Files

# Windows
.\file-utility-cli.exe file copy test.txt output/copied-test.txt

# Linux/Mac
./file-utility-cli file copy test.txt output/copied-test.txt

Example: Move Files

# Windows
.\file-utility-cli.exe file move test.txt output/moved-test.txt

# Linux/Mac
./file-utility-cli file move test.txt output/moved-test.txt

Example: Get File Information

# Windows
.\file-utility-cli.exe file info test.txt

# Linux/Mac
./file-utility-cli file info test.txt

Troubleshooting

If you're having issues with the CLI on Windows:

1. Ensure the executable has a .exe extension when building
2. If terminal issues occur, run in a new PowerShell instance:

   powershell.exe -Command ".\file-utility-cli.exe [command]"
   

License

MIT License