01-14-2009
Replace missing standard folders from home directories.
Hi, I want to develop a script to replace missing folders from home directories. These may have been deleted by the user. A standard home directory will have these folders in it and nothing else:
Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Library, Movies, Music, Pictures, Public, Sites
I also want to move anything that is not one of the standard folders listed here from the root of the home directory into ~user/Documents/ and not overwrite anything there, perhaps by appending a date or something to the file name.
If a folder is missing from the home directory, I want to replace it with one from: /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/ where exists the folders used to create home directories. Then we need to change ownership so that it belongs to the user and not root.
Also, assume that every home directory name is the same as the userid, Liza Jane has userid 'janel' and her home directory is /Users/Students/janel
for user in /Users/Students/* ; do
#here is where I want to replace missing folders for example:
cp -R /System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Sites $user/
chown -R $user $user/Sites
# and move anything non-standard into $user/Documents/
done
exit
Any advice would sure be appreciated.
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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().
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