#!/bin/bash

function wherecpy
{
    echo "Plaes write where the files are located: "
    read placefile
    cd $placefile
}

function funcpy
{
    wherecpy
    echo ""
    echo "Please choose the following:"
    echo ""
    echo "1. Interactive copy, answer yes or no (y/n) before doing the copy"
    echo "2. Make backups of existing destination files"
    echo "3. Preserve file attributes"
    echo "4. Do a recursively copy"
    echo "5. Back to main menu"
    echo ""
        echo -n "Enter Your Selection: "
        read selection
        echo ""
    case $selection in
        1) a="-i" ;;
        2) b="--backup" ;;
        3) c="--preserve=all" ;;
        4) d="-r" ;;
        0) return 0 ;;
    esac
    echo "Type the name of the file you wish to copy/backup: "
    read file
    echo "Type the name of the destination file/directory: "
    read dest
    cp $a $b $c $d "$file" "$dest"
    if [ $? == 0 ]; then
    echo "Success"
    else
    echo "failed."
    fi

}

<here the user input>
flags=""
if [[ $selection = *1* ]]
then
    flag="$flag -i"
fi
if [[ $selection = *2* ]]
then
    flag="$flag --backup"
fi
if [[ $selection = *3* ]]
then
    flag="$flag --preserve=all"
fi
if [[ $selection = *4* ]]
then
    flag="$flag -r"
fi
if [[ $selection = *5* ]]
then
    return 0
fi
...
...
...
cp $flag "$file" "$dest"

#!/bin/bash



flag1="." #variables that checks if the flag already exists
flag2="."
flag3="."
flag4="."
flags="" #variable that contains all variables

function funcpy
{
putin=
until	[ "$putin" = "0" ]; do
	echo ""
	echo "Please choose the following:"
	echo ""
	echo "1. Interactive copy, answer yes or no (y/n) before doing the copy"
	echo "2. Make backups of existing destination files"
	echo "3. Preserve file attributes"
	echo "4. Do a recursively copy"
	echo "5. Zero to flag"
	echo "6. Back to main menu"
	echo ""
        echo -n "Enter Your Selection: "
        read putin
        echo ""
	case $putin in
		1) if [ $flag1 == "." ]; then #checking if the flag is there, and then put it
		flag1="-" #to this
		flags="$flags -i"
		echo $flags
		fi
		;;
		2) if [ $flag2 == "." ]; then
		flag2="-"
		flags="$flags --backup"
		echo $flags
		fi
		;;
		3) if [ $flag3 == "." ]; then
		flag3="-"
		flags="$flags --preserve=all"
		echo $flags
		fi 
		;;
		4) if [ $flag4 == "." ]; then
		flag4="-"
		flags="$flags --recursive"
		echo $flags
		fi
		;;
		5) clear #to rest the flags (but not working :/ )
		flag1="."
		flag2="."
		flag3="."
		flag4="."
		flags""
		funcpy
		;;
		6) show_menu ;;
		*)
		;;
	esac
		
		echo "Please type in the source file to copy: "
		read filee
		echo "Please type in the destination: "
		read destinatioon
		cp $flags $filee $destinatioon
		if [ $? == 0 ]; then
		echo "Success"
		press_enter
		
		else
		echo "Failed"
		press_enter
		
		fi
		
done
}

function press_enter
{
	echo ""
	echo -n "Press (Enter) To Continue"
	read
	clear
}

		5) clear #to rest the flags (but not working :/ )
		flag1="."
		flag2="."
		flag3="."
		flag4="."
		flags=""
		funcpy
		;;