# packer

A simple CLI tool to find and zip file corresponding to a given regex.

**NOTE**: if you have experience using Linux bash command, use `find` + `zip` command.

## Installation

* Clone the repository
```bash
git clone https://gitea.thegux.fr/rmanach/packer
```

* Build the binary
```bash
make build
```

## Usage
```bash
# help
./packer -h
```
```
usage: packer [-h|--help] -r|--regex "<value>" -o|--output-path "<value>"
              [-d|--directory "<value>"] [-x|--remove]

              zip files where filenames match a regex

Arguments:

  -h  --help         Print help information
  -r  --regex        filename Regex
  -o  --output-path  zip output path (including zip name)
  -d  --directory    root directory to check files. Default: .
  -x  --remove       remove files after archive creation. Default: false
```

```bash
# template usage
./packer -r <regex> -o <output_path>

# zip '.log' files located in '/root/logs' directory
# 'root_log.zip' will be created in the current directory
./packer -r ^.*\.log$ -d /root/logs -o root_logs.zip

# zip '.doc' files located in the current directory
# the zip archive will be created in '/home/tutu/doc/'
# all '.doc' files will be removed after successful zip
./packer -r ^.*\.doc$ -o /home/tutu/doc/root_log.zip -x
```