#!/usr/bin/python
# A program to generate two directorys and
# 74 files to test file maintenance program.

import os
import sys
import fnmatch

def make_files(extension):
    for ch in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz':
       newfile = ch+extension
       os.system('touch '+newfile)

def generate(directory):
    if os.path.isdir(directory) or os.path.isfile(directory):
      print directory, \
        " already exists, choose a non-existing directory."
      return
    os.mkdir(directory)
    os.chdir(directory)
    make_files('.pyc')
    os.system('touch a.out')
    os.mkdir('stuff')
    os.chdir('stuff')
    make_files('.bak')
    os.system('touch a.out')

    directory = os.getcwd()
    print "Current directory: ", directory

if __name__ == "__main__":
   if len(sys.argv) != 2:
     print "usage: ", sys.argv[0], " <start dir>"
     sys.exit()
   generate(sys.argv[1])