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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Making 99 folders 99 folders deep Post 302517014 by YukonAppleGeek on Monday 25th of April 2011 09:53:45 PM
Old 04-25-2011
Making 99 folders 99 folders deep
I am trying to make a unix shell script that will make 99 folders 99 deep (counting the first level folders). So far i have made it make the first 99 folders and 99 more in all of the folders. The only problem is the only way i have found is copying and pasting part of the script over and over and over.

Here is code any suggestions:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
for num in {1..99}; do
    mkdir $num
    cd $num
    for num2 in {1..99}; do
	mkdir $num2
    done
    cd ..
done

Code for 3 folder levels
Code:
#!/bin/bash
mdir=$(pwd)
for num in {1..99}; do
    mkdir $num
    cd $num
    for num2 in {1..99}; do
	mkdir $num2
        cd $num2
        for num3 in {1..99}; do
	    mkdir $num3
        done
        cd ..
    done
    cd $mdir
done

Make 9 folders 4 deep (found at: *new so cant post url but google "10000 folders applescript" and it is the first link )
Code:
#!/bin/bash
mkdir 0
mkdir 0/0
mkdir 0/0/0
mkdir 0/0/0/0

for a in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
do
for b in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
do
for c in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
do
for d in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
do
cp -R 0/0/0/0/ 0/0/0/$d
done
cp -R 0/0/0/ 0/0/$c
done
cp -R 0/0/ 0/$b
done
cp -R 0/ $a
done
exit 0

EDIT: After making all folders have 3 levels it took 23 min so maybe not 99 deep configurable deepness if posable?
 

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mtp_libmtp_folder_struct

LIBMTP_folder_struct(3) 					      libmtp						   LIBMTP_folder_struct(3)

NAME

       libmtp - LIBMTP_folder_struct

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libmtp.h>

   Data Fields
       uint32_t folder_id
       uint32_t parent_id
       uint32_t storage_id
       char * name
       LIBMTP_folder_t * sibling
       LIBMTP_folder_t * child

Detailed Description
       MTP Folder structure

       Examples:
	   delfile.c, folders.c, getfile.c, newfolder.c, sendfile.c, and sendtr.c.

Field Documentation
   LIBMTP_folder_t* LIBMTP_folder_struct::child
       Child folder or NULL if no children

       Examples:
	   folders.c.

       Referenced by LIBMTP_destroy_folder_t(), LIBMTP_Find_Folder(), and LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage().

   uint32_t LIBMTP_folder_struct::folder_id
       Unique folder ID

       Examples:
	   folders.c.

       Referenced by LIBMTP_Find_Folder(), LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage(), LIBMTP_new_folder_t(), and LIBMTP_Set_Folder_Name().

   char* LIBMTP_folder_struct::name
       Name of folder

       Examples:
	   folders.c.

       Referenced by LIBMTP_destroy_folder_t(), LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage(), and LIBMTP_Set_Folder_Name().

   uint32_t LIBMTP_folder_struct::parent_id
       ID of parent folder

       Referenced by LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage().

   LIBMTP_folder_t* LIBMTP_folder_struct::sibling
       Next folder at same level or NULL if no more

       Examples:
	   folders.c.

       Referenced by LIBMTP_destroy_folder_t(), LIBMTP_Find_Folder(), and LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage().

   uint32_t LIBMTP_folder_struct::storage_id
       ID of storage holding this folder

       Referenced by LIBMTP_Get_Folder_List_For_Storage().

Author
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