🚀 BCMR (Better Copy Move Remove)

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Making file operations simpler and more modern! BCMR is a command-line tool written in Rust that lets you elegantly copy, move, and remove files.

📥 Installation

Using Install Script (Recommended)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Bengerthelorf/bcmr/main/install.sh | bash

Using Cargo

cargo install bcmr

Building from Source

git clone https://github.com/Bengerthelorf/bcmr
cd bcmr
cargo build --release

The compiled binary will be available at target/release/bcmr.

✨ Features

• 🎯 Real-time Progress Bar - No more guessing how long it'll take
• ⏳ ETA Display - See estimated time remaining
• 🔄 Recursive Directory Operations - Handle entire folders with one command
• 🎨 Attribute Preservation - Keep timestamps, permissions, and more
• ⚡ Asynchronous I/O - Faster file operations
• 🛡️ Safe Confirmation System - Prevent accidental overwrites or deletions
• 🎭 Regex File Exclusion - Flexibly ignore unwanted files using Regular Expressions
• 🔍 Dry Run Mode - Preview operations without making changes
• 📊 Detailed Operation Info - Know exactly what's happening
• 🔌 Shell Integration - Customize command names with flexible prefixes
• 🎮 Two Progress Display Modes - Plain text (default) or fancy TUI display

📖 Detailed Usage Guide

Shell Integration

BCMR provides flexible shell integration similar to zoxide. You can customize command names with prefixes or replace native commands.

Basic syntax:

bcmr init [shell] [options]

Available options:

• --cmd <prefix>: Set command prefix (e.g., 'b' creates bcp, bmv, brm)
• --no-cmd: Don't create command aliases
• --path <path>: Add directory to PATH

Examples:

# Add to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc:
# Use custom prefix (creates testcp, testmv, testrm)
eval "$(bcmr init zsh --cmd test)"

# Replace native commands (creates cp, mv, rm)
eval "$(bcmr init zsh --cmd '')"

# Use 'b' prefix (creates bcp, bmv, brm)
eval "$(bcmr init bash --cmd b)"

Supported shells:

• Bash
• Zsh
• Fish

Copy Command

Basic syntax:

bcmr copy [options] <source>... <destination>

Available options:

• -r, --recursive: Copy directories recursively
• --preserve: Preserve file attributes (timestamps, permissions)
• -f, --force: Force overwrite existing files
• -y, --yes: Skip confirmation when using force
• -n, --dry-run: Preview operation without making changes
• --exclude=<pattern>: Exclude files matching Regex pattern (comma-separated)
• Progress Bar:
  • Default: Modern inline progress bar with gradients and ETA.
  • TUI Mode: Full box interface with --tui or -t.
• Performance: Optimized buffer sizes and parallel I/O for maximum throughput.

Examples:

# Copy a single file
bcmr copy document.txt backup/

# Copy multiple files (Shell Globbing works!)
bcmr copy *.txt *.md backup/

# Recursively copy a directory
bcmr copy -r projects/ backup/

# Dry run (preview what would be copied)
bcmr copy -r -n projects/ backup/

# Copy with attribute preservation
bcmr copy --preserve important.conf /etc/

# Force overwrite without prompting
bcmr copy -f -y source.txt destination.txt

# Copy with Regex exclusions (exclude .git folder and .tmp files)
bcmr copy -r --exclude="\.git","\.tmp$" src/ dest/

Move Command

Basic syntax:

bcmr move [options] <source>... <destination>

Available options:

• -r, --recursive: Move directories recursively
• --preserve: Preserve file attributes
• -f, --force: Force overwrite existing files
• -y, --yes: Skip overwrite confirmation
• -n, --dry-run: Preview operation without making changes
• --exclude=<pattern>: Exclude matching files (Regex)
• --fancy-progress: Use fancy TUI progress display (default is plain text)

Examples:

# Move a single file
bcmr move old_file.txt new_location/

# Move multiple files
bcmr move file1.txt file2.txt new_location/

# Recursively move a directory
bcmr move -r old_project/ new_location/

# Dry run
bcmr move -n old_project/ new_location/

# Move with exclusions (Regex)
bcmr move -r --exclude="^node_modules","\.log$" project/ new_place/

Remove Command

Basic syntax:

bcmr remove [options] <path>...

Available options:

• -r, --recursive: Recursively remove directories
• -f, --force: Force removal without confirmation
• -i, --interactive: Prompt before each removal
• -v, --verbose: Show detailed removal process
• -d: Remove empty directories
• -n, --dry-run: Preview operation without making changes
• --exclude=<pattern>: Exclude matching files (Regex)
• --fancy-progress: Use fancy TUI progress display (default is plain text)

Examples:

# Remove a single file
bcmr remove unnecessary.txt

# Remove multiple files (Globbing)
bcmr remove *.log

# Recursively remove a directory
bcmr remove -r old_project/

# Dry run (safe check)
bcmr remove -r -n potentially_important_folder/

# Interactive removal of multiple files
bcmr remove -i file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt

# Remove with exclusions (Regex)
bcmr remove -r --exclude="\.important$","\.backup$" trash/

Progress Display Modes

BCMR offers two progress display modes:

1. Plain Text Mode (Default): Simple text-based progress bars that work in any terminal
2. Fancy TUI Mode: Rich terminal UI with enhanced visual elements and gradients

Fancy Mode Configuration

You can fully customize the fancy progress bar by creating a configuration file at ~/.config/bcmr/config.toml:

[progress]
# Set the style to "fancy" to potentially make it default in future versions (currently requires flag)
style = "fancy"

[progress.theme]
# Define a gradient for the progress bar (Hex colors) - Default is a Morandi purple gradient
bar_gradient = ["#CABBE9", "#7E6EAC"] 
bar_complete_char = "█"
bar_incomplete_char = "░"
text_color = "reset"       # "reset" adapts to your terminal background
border_color = "#9E8BCA"
title_color = "#9E8BCA"

[progress.layout]
# Options: rounded, double, heavy, single
box_style = "rounded"

Use --fancy-progress flag to enable the fancy TUI mode for a more visually appealing experience.

📝 License

GPL-3.0 © Zane Leong