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- Added JSON output support via `-o json` - Added JSON output support via `-o json`
#### Other #### Other
- `videos` is now an alias for `video` - `videos` is now an alias for `video`
- More extensive README documentation
### v0.3.0 (2021-04-28) ### v0.3.0 (2021-04-28)
#### Features #### Features
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(files without extensions are still skipped unless the -S flag is used) (files without extensions are still skipped unless the -S flag is used)
#### Bugfixes #### Bugfixes
- Fixed compilation on big endian 32-bit architectures (see - Fixed compilation on big endian 32-bit architectures (see
[here]https://github.com/bodil/smartstring/blob/v0.2.6/src/config.rs#L101-L103 for why that was a problem in the first [here](https://github.com/bodil/smartstring/blob/v0.2.6/src/config.rs#L101-L103) for why that was a problem in the first
place) place)
- Fixed broken tests for the [`infer`] backend - Fixed broken tests for the [`infer`] backend
#### Other #### Other

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@ -27,41 +27,58 @@ a file, e.g. `fif ~/Documents > output.sh`. You can also pipe the output directl
`fif ~/Documents | bash`, although this is not recommended - you should look over fif's output and verify for yourself `fif ~/Documents | bash`, although this is not recommended - you should look over fif's output and verify for yourself
that it's not doing anything that will give you a headache before running it. that it's not doing anything that will give you a headache before running it.
## Installation ## Features
### Cargo - :white_check_mark: Cross platform
- :white_check_mark: Multi-threaded
- :white_check_mark: Configurable
## Building
fif can be built, installed, and tested with [Cargo], as with most rust programs:
```bash ```bash
git clone https://gitlab.com/Lynnesbian/fif/
cd fif
# run tests (optional)
cargo test --locked
# build fif with its default feature set
cargo build --locked --release
```
The `--locked` flag ensures that Cargo uses the dependency versions specified in [the lock
file](https://gitlab.com/Lynnesbian/fif/-/blob/master/Cargo.lock), and the `--release` flag builds fif with release
optimisations enabled -- this takes longer, but produces a much faster binary.
### Installing
```bash
# install the fif crate (to ~/.cargo/bin or %USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin by default)
cargo install --locked fif cargo install --locked fif
``` ```
To update, simply re-run this command, or use a tool like [cargo-update To update, simply re-run the `install` command, or use a tool like [cargo-update
](https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update). ](https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update), which can update crates installed via `cargo install`.
#### Other backends ### Cargo Features
`fif` supports using [`infer`](https://crates.io/crates/infer) or [`xdg-mime`](https://crates.io/crates/xdg-mime) as its fif supports using [`infer`] or [`xdg-mime`] as its backend for looking up file types. By default, xdg-mime will be
backend for looking up file types. By default, xdg-mime will be used on used on [*nix systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like) (Linux, macOS, *BSD, etc.), and infer on all other
[*nix systems](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix-like) (Linux, macOS, *BSD, etc.), and infer on all other systems. systems.
`xdg-mime` should work on any *nix system with [libmagic/file(1)](https://www.darwinsys.com/file/) installed, although `xdg-mime` should work on any *nix system with the [Shared MIME Info] library installed (consult your package
I've only tested it on Linux and FreeBSD. `infer` should work on any system. manager), although I've only tested it on Linux and FreeBSD. `infer` should work on any system.
You can override the default backend for your system at compile time like so: You can override the default backend for your system at compile time like so:
```bash ```bash
# xdg-mime # xdg-mime
cargo install fif --features=xdg-mime-backend cargo install fif --locked --features=xdg-mime-backend
# infer # infer
cargo install fif --features=infer-backend cargo install fif --locked --features=infer-backend
``` ```
Of the supported backends, `xdg-mime` by far supports the most file types, as it uses the excellent [Shared MIME It is also possible to get a more minimal build by installing without default features:
Info](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/) database, whereas `infer` uses its own baked-in database.
However, `infer` is also faster to load, if only by a few dozen milliseconds, and has no external dependencies.
#### Multithreading
It is also possible to disable multithreading by installing without default features:
```bash ```bash
cargo install fif --no-default-features cargo install fif --locked --no-default-features
``` ```
This will disable some non-essential but nice to have features, like multi-threading support.
For more info on fif's compile-time features, see [the wiki](https://gitlab.com/Lynnesbian/fif/-/wikis/Cargo-Features).
## Usage ## Usage
See `fif --help` for more. See `fif --help` for more.
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This command will scan all non-hidden files in your `~/Downloads` directory. This command will scan all non-hidden files in your `~/Downloads` directory.
You can also manually specify a set of extensions to use: The `-e` and `-E` flags can be used to specify individual extensions and sets of extensions to scan, respectively:
```bash ```bash
# only scan files with the extensions .jpeg, .jpg, .zip, and .docx
fif -e jpeg,jpg,zip,docx ~/Documents fif -e jpeg,jpg,zip,docx ~/Documents
# only scan files with "image extensions" - .jpg, .png, .gif, .webp...
fif -E images ~/Pictures
# scan .zip files, videos, and audio
fif -e zip -E videos,audio ~/Downloads
``` ```
Or a set of extensions - for example, to scan files with image extensions (jpg, png, gif, bmp...): Both `-e` and `-E` have equivalent `-x` and `-X` flags that exclude the given extensions rather than including them:
```bash ```bash
fif -E images ~/Pictures # scan everything except filenames ending in .zip
fif -x zip ~/Downloads
# scan all files with image extensions, but not .jpg and .jpeg files
fif -x jpg,jpeg -E images ~/Pictures
# scan everything except text and system files
fif -X text,system ~/.local/share
``` ```
### Output ### Output
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You might find it useful to output this script to a file (rather than to stdout): You might find it useful to output this script to a file (rather than to stdout):
```bash ```bash
fif -E images ~/Pictures > output.sh fif ~/Documents > output.sh
``` ```
You can also manually specify an output format to use: You can also manually specify an output format to use:
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| info | Information pertaining to fif's status | The provided directory was scanned without issue, and no files are in need of renaming | | info | Information pertaining to fif's status | The provided directory was scanned without issue, and no files are in need of renaming |
| debug | Debug information - usually not important to end users | The list of extensions fif will consider | | debug | Debug information - usually not important to end users | The list of extensions fif will consider |
| trace | Trace info - usually not important to end users | "Found 15 items to check", "Scan successful", etc. | | trace | Trace info - usually not important to end users | "Found 15 items to check", "Scan successful", etc. |
For a more comprehensive explanation of all of fif's parameters and how to use them, run `fif --help` (or `fif -h` for
a more concise overview).
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[Cargo]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/
[`xdg-mime`]: https://crates.io/crates/xdg-mime
[`infer`]: https://crates.io/crates/infer
[Shared MIME Info]: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/shared-mime-info/