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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers School ending Script Post 302997984 by Cerda on Tuesday 23rd of May 2017 05:24:11 PM
Old 05-23-2017
School ending Script
Hello beautiful people, I would like to kindly ask you to help me with my school leaving project. Unfortunatelly due to family problems I felt into trouble and I am on able to finish my project due to schedule.

I would like to ask you to review this script and give me any hints that you could. I am not usually asking others for help so I am really ashamed to do it right now, but I feel I don't have any more options.

Thank you for understanding.

Here is the script :


The script should offer a menu with the following options:
  • To create a backup copy of a script file.
    • The name of the backup copy should have backup after the name of the script and be date stamped e.g. Ass3Script_backup_10_11_2015.
    • It should be saved to your home directory using the Environment Variable for your home directory.
    • The script should error check that the file exists and is a normal file. If this is not the case then the script should allow the user to re-enter the filename until a valid filename is entered
  • To create a date stamped log file called e.g. log_file_10_11_2015 containing
    • A list of who is logged into the system,
    • The disk usage and
    • Your currently running processes.
    • The file should be saved to an existing directory called log_dir which should be situated off your home directory
  • To create a copy of a file.
    • The file should be in your current directory (the name of the file to be given by the user)
    • The destination directory name to be given by the user.
    • The script should error check that the file exists and is a normal file. If this is not the case then the script should allow the user to re-enter the filename until a valid filename is entered.
    • The script should check that the destination directory exists. If this is not the case then the script should allow the user to re-enter the destination directory until a valid directory is entered.
  • To move the location of a file in your current directory (the name and destination to be given by the user).
    • The script should error check that the file exists and is a normal file. If this is not the case then the script should allow the user to re-enter the filename until a valid filename is entered.
    • The script should check that the destination directory exists. If this is not the case then the script should allow the user to re-enter the destination directory until a valid directory is entered.


This script should loop continuously until the user chooses to quit.



I would really appreciate any kind of help you could give me.


Thank you very much in advance.
Last edited by rbatte1; 05-24-2017 at 08:12 AM.. Reason: Corrected spellings. Removed all FONT and other awkward tags. Set up lists with the LIST tags
 

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