Very Computer

#========================
# Simple Backup Script
#========================

clear
mkdir -p ~/backup
LIST=`ls *`
for name in $LIST
echo -e "Do you want to backup $name ? \n"
read reply
do
if [ "$reply" = "y" ]
then
cp -f $name ~/backup
echo "File saved!"
echo -e "$name was backed up at: `date`" >> backup.log
elif [ "$reply" = "Y" ]
then
cp -f $name ~/backup
echo "File saved!"
else
echo "No file saved."
fi
done
exit 0

John Gordon
---
"She even named one city after Robert, her ex-boyfriend, just to annoy
me.  I have it in a saved game on my laptop.  Every now and then I boot
it up just to let Robertville starve itself off the map."  -- Tom Chick

Quote:> echo -e "Do you want to backup $name ? \n"
> read reply
> do

Quote:> if [ "$reply" = "y" ]
> then
> cp -f $name ~/backup
> echo "File saved!"
> echo -e "$name was backed up at: `date`" >> backup.log
> elif [ "$reply" = "Y" ]
> then
> cp -f $name ~/backup
> echo "File saved!"
> else
> echo "No file saved."
> fi
> done
> exit 0

    Here is a more efficient version:

        mkdir -p ~/backup
        for name in *
        do
          echo -e "Do you want to backup $name ? \n" ## see below
          read reply

          case $reply in
              [yY]*)
                  cp -f "$name" ~/backup
                  echo "File saved!"
                  echo -e "$name was backed up at: `date`" >> backup.log
                  ;;
              *) echo "$name not saved." ;;
          esac
        done

    In bash, I'd use this for the prompt and read lines:

       read -n1 -p "Do you want to backup $name ? " reply

    Then the user doesn't need to press RETURN.

--
    Chris F.A. Johnson                        http://cfaj.freeshell.org
    ===================================================================
    My code (if any) in this post is copyright 2002, Chris F.A. Johnson
    and may be copied under the terms of the GNU General Public License

Quote:>if [ "$reply" = "y" ]
>then
>cp -f $name ~/backup
>echo "File saved!"
>echo -e "$name was backed up at: `date`" >> backup.log
>elif [ "$reply" = "Y" ]
>then
>cp -f $name ~/backup
>echo "File saved!"

Quote:>else
>echo "No file saved."
>fi
>done
>exit 0

You should indent your code to make it easier for others to read,
*especially* when you're posting it for comments.

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