script to copy files

me. · 11-21-2011, 01:23 PM

hi all,

trying to write script that will copy all files from one directory to another directory one by one (don’t use

Code:

cp * /another/directory/

)
and prompt if any errors example if another directory dont exist, or trying to copy files that already are there.

I managed to list all files and check if they exist or not but how can I change it so script will copy one file at a time and display each copied file in separate lines:

Quote:

#!/bin/bash

dest=~/Documents/Scripts/Copy

for file in $( ls )
do
if [ -d $file ]; then
[ -f $dest/$file ]
cp $file $dest/${file}1
else
echo " file $file already exist "
fi
done

Nermal · 11-21-2011, 01:37 PM

I would use cpio, just to be different.

Code:

# Make the directory
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Scripts/Copy

# Copy files from here aka .
find . -name -print | cpio -o | (cd ~/Documents/Scripts/Copy ; cpio -ivBud)

me. · 11-21-2011, 01:44 PM

that would be handy but I dont want to use cp...

another issue arrived, I thought I can use counter for copying files (if its good idea help me with it

) if not just suggest something else:

when I use these code:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
dir=/home/andre/Documents/Scripts/Copy
files=$(pwd || ls -m || wc -w )
counter=

echo " $files "

echo " $files " shows how many files I do have in folder BUT I want it to BOTH display all files and count how many of them is, just to use counter later for a copying....

does that make sense?

grail · 11-21-2011, 06:58 PM

You seem to keep saying:

Quote:

I dont want to use cp

If this is the case, are you able to explain the following from your code?

Code:

cp $file $dest/${file}1