Need a script to create multiple folders

[BitsandBobs]

Hi - I have to create 500, sequentially numbered folders, each containing a single common file (a PDF - other files will be added manually later)

Am on a Mac - and I need to do it this evening and I stacked trying to get the PDF signed off and I don't have time to mess about sorting the folders!

Any one got a script I could use ? Or a simple quick method?

Folder name would: '[xxxxxxxxxx] 001' etc - through to 500.

Thanks

[mmm-five]

Just create 1 folder with the common PDF in, then duplicate it 499 times.

Then user A Better Finder Rename to rename all the folders in the numbers scheme you wish.

[theaxe]

You can create the folders with the command (where myfolder is the first part of the folder name):

mkdir myfolder{001..500}

Then you can copy file 'a.pdf' into these folders with:

for f in */; do cp a.pdf $f; done

Edited by theaxe on Friday 12th November 19:44

[ruggedscotty]

It depends on how many folders you are after.

Ive always done this using a .bat file to create the folders.

and have used excel as a quick way of making the multiple folder names

this site may give you an idea.

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-create-multi...

[thebraketester]

mkdir -p 0{001..500}

That will give you folders 0001-0500'of you run it in terminal

[BitsandBobs]

Thanks All done