nnn/plugins/bulknew

#!/usr/bin/env sh

# Description: Allows for creation of multiple files/directories at the same time.
#              Plugin opens a temp file where each entry is to be written on a separate line
#
# Note: Only relative paths are supported. Absolute paths are ignored
#       Leading and trailing whitespace in path names is also ignored
#
# Shell: POSIX compliant
# Author: KlzXS

EDITOR="${EDITOR:-vi}"
TMPDIR="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"

printf "'f'ile / 'd'ir? "
read -r resp

if [ "$resp" = "f" ]; then
	#shellcheck disable=SC2016
	cmd='mkdir -p "$(dirname "{}")" && touch "{}"'
elif [ "$resp" = "d" ]; then
	cmd='mkdir -p {}'
else
	exit 1
fi

tmpfile=$(mktemp "$TMPDIR/.nnnXXXXXX")
$EDITOR "$tmpfile"

sed "/^\//d" "$tmpfile" | xargs -n1 -I{} sh -c "$cmd"

rm "$tmpfile"