system_configuration/moviedrop.ps1

$charA = [int][char]'A'
$charL = [int][char]'L'
$charM = [int][char]'M'
$charZ = [int][char]'Z'
$rangeFirst = $charA..$charL
$rangeSecond = $charM..$charZ
$pathRoot = "/zfs/data/videos/Movies"
$pathFrom = "/zfs/data/videos/MovieDrop"
$movies = Get-ChildItem -Path $pathFrom
foreach ($movie in $movies) {
    $name = $movie.Name.Trim()

    if ($name -match "^A ") {
        $name = $name.Substring(2).Trim()
    } elseif ($name -match "^An ") {
        $name = $name.Substring(3).Trim()
    } elseif ($name -match "^The ") {
        $name = $name.Substring(4).Trim()
    } 
    $letter = $name[0]
    $nameSecondChar = [int][char]($name.ToUpper()[1])
    $letterPair1 = "$letter-$($letter)L"
    $letterPair2 = "$($letter)M-$($letter)Z"

    $targetFolder = $null

    if ($nameSecondChar -in $rangeFirst) {
        $targetFolder = $letterPair1
    } elseif ($nameSecondChar -in $rangeSecond) {
        $targetFolder = $letterPair2
    } else {
        # handle the case where the title is like "I, Robot" or "O.M.G." or similar
        $targetFolder = $letterPair1
    }
    if ($letter -match '\d') {
        # The title starts with a numeric character
        $targetFolder = "00-99"
    }

    $targetPath = Join-Path -Path $pathRoot -ChildPath $targetFolder

	Write-Host "Move-Item -Path '$($movie.FullName)' -Destination '$($targetPath)'"
    Move-Item -Path $movie.FullName -Destination $targetPath -Force -ErrorAction Continue | Out-Null
}
chown cbrand:users $pathRoot