File Management Automation
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Automate file operations like listing, creating, reading, and writing files within your n8n environment.
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Overview
This workflow provides a set of tools to automate common file management tasks directly within your n8n instance. It leverages n8n's executeCommandTool and executeCommand nodes to interact with the file system, allowing you to list directories, create new ones, read file contents, and write data to files.
Key Features
- List directory contents.
- Create new directories.
- Read content from one or multiple files.
- Write content to one or multiple files.
How To Use
- Trigger: The workflow can be triggered by an external event (e.g., another n8n workflow via
executeWorkflowTrigger) or set up as an MCP Server Trigger for real-time file system interactions. - Operation Selection: A
switchnode directs the execution based on theoperationinput (e.g.,readOneOrMultipleFiles,writeOneOrMultipleFiles). - File Operations: Use the dedicated tool nodes (
ReadFiles,WriteFiles) to specify filenames, contents, and the operation. - Execution: The underlying
executeCommandnodes perform the actual file system operations.
Apps Used
Workflow JSON
{
"id": "2f97b475-51ac-4f26-ba8f-6750e8faafde",
"name": "File Management Automation",
"nodes": 0,
"category": "File Management",
"status": "active",
"version": "1.0.0"
}Note: This is a sample preview. The full workflow JSON contains node configurations, credentials placeholders, and execution logic.
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