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taggo

Tag organizer that uses names of files and folders to create symlinks. Tags are defined by using #hashtags in the name. They can also be as many sub levels as you want, like #sub-hash-tag

Status:Beta stage.. Report bugs :)
Documentation:This page
Author:Lars Solberg
Blog post:http://blog.boa.nu/2012/11/tagging-files-and-folders-using-hashtags-and-symlinks.html

Introduction

This project is in beta stage, please report bugs :)

Resources

Any questions, thoughts, bugs are very welcome!

Requirements

  • Python 2.6 or newer (not 3.x)

Installation

The only file you will need is the one called taggo. It creates a file called taggo.cfg if it doesnt exists in the same directory.

What it does

Taggo creates symlinks based on hashtags it finds in the file or foldername.

Here are some examples

Filename examples
Fil/folder names Creates
A random name.jpg  
dcim1234 #People-Lars #food.jpg 1 link in a folder People/Lars/... and one in food/
2012-09-25 Oslo tour #Earth-Europe-Norway-Oslo/dcim123... Link to the folder under Earth/Europe/Norway/Oslo/2012-09-25....
dcim123,#tag1.jpg Link to the file under tag1/
dcim321#tag2.jpg Nothing, a tag needs a space, . or , in front and back of the tag.

usage

Commandline options
Command Description
./taggo help Display help
./taggo run_once Delete dead symlinks in the tag folder, then goes trough and the ones we are missing.
./taggo cleanup Deletes dead symlinks in the tag folder.
./taggo make_tags Creates new tags
./taggo rename FROM TO Renames tags in the filenames themself. Useful if you have files with tag typos or if you want to do a cleanup. Support both folders and files. Note that this does not change the symlinks, only sourcefiles. You should run run_once after renaming.

taggo.cfg

Configuration options
Option Description
[general] debug Turn on (1) or off (1) extra debug when taggo is running
[general] tag_indicator Which tag should a tag begin with (default #)
[general] subtag_separator Character that separates subtags (default -)
[general] rel_folders_replacer What to replace the / with when using the path in the name as %(rel_folders)s
[general] tag_filenames Filename to give tags (symlinks). %(rel_folders)s is replaced with related folders upto this folder. %(basename)s is replaced with the filename itself.
[general] strip_dot_files Take away folders/files if they starts with a . (default true)
[paths] content_folder Folder to look for files we can symlink to. Set it to example "./pictures" if there is a folder called pictures relative to taggo. Or use full path.
[paths] tag_folder Same as content_folder, except this is the folder where we are going to place the symlinks.

FAQ

  • Why the name taggo?
    • I just wanted a name for this for now.. Got any better names, please share
  • Why do you want to create tags with symlinks?
    • Because everyone have underestimated the power of tagging data.
    • Photo filenames are just wasted, what does DCIM1234.jpg tell you?
    • You know you miss one folder that contains all your dog pictures.
    • You sould not depend on a 3rd party program/database to manage your files/photos.