About file-manager
A file-management skill for helping users locate, organize, inspect, compress, and extract files using shell commands. It includes guidance to preview bulk changes and ask before deleting.
Key features
- 01Find files by name, type, or size
- 02Move and rename files
- 03Inspect large and old downloads
- 04Create and extract archives
- 05Preview changes before deletion
Use cases
- 01Finding a report or a file type
- 02Sorting downloaded documents
- 03Checking disk space use in Downloads
- 04Archiving or extracting a folder
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/file-managerin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEFile Manager Skill
Help users find and organize files on their computer.
Find Files
# By name (case-insensitive)
find ~/Desktop ~/Documents ~/Downloads -iname "*report*" -type f 2>/dev/null
# By extension
find ~/Downloads -name "*.pdf" -type f
# By size (larger than 100MB)
find ~ -size +100M -type f 2>/dev/null | head -20
# Recently modified (last 7 days)
find ~/Documents -mtime -7 -type f | head -20
# Duplicates by size (potential dupes)
find ~/Downloads -type f -exec ls -la {} + | sort -k5 -n | uniq -d -f4
Organize
# Move all PDFs from Downloads to Documents
mv ~/Downloads/*.pdf ~/Documents/
# Create dated folder and move files
mkdir -p ~/Documents/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
# Rename files (pattern)
for f in *.jpeg; do mv "$f" "${f%.jpeg}.jpg"; done
Cleanup
# Show large files in Downloads
du -sh ~/Downloads/* | sort -rh | head -20
# Empty trash (macOS)
rm -rf ~/.Trash/*
# Clear old downloads (older than 30 days)
find ~/Downloads -mtime +30 -type f
Compress/Extract
# Create zip
zip -r archive.zip folder/
# Create tar.gz
tar czf archive.tar.gz folder/
# Extract
unzip archive.zip
tar xzf archive.tar.gz
Tips
- Always use
trashoverrmwhen available (recoverable) - Preview file lists before bulk operations
- Ask before deleting — show what would be affected first
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