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Wondering what $@ does - is it a variable of some kind?

What does 'directory=`pwd $1` ' mean, I know pwd is present working directory, so does that command take the present working directory of the directory the user is in depending on the varible ($1)?

Hey mate, I finally got it working - cheers for all your help, I'm pretty sure my system will be safe from my error-prone ways.

Okay, so I tried:


if [ $1 ]; then
echo "Restoring File..."
mv /home/dustbin/$1 .
elif [$1 "-z" ] ; then
mv $1 .$2
else
echo "That file doesn't exist.";
fi


but it...

Don't know where I'm going wrong mate, first part works fine but the - z just ain't working for me, but anyways thanks for your help, at least i won't delete all my files lol - and sorry about not...

I got:

syntax error near unexpected token `then' and
` else [$1 "-z" ] ; then'

and thanks for the info about the last elif

I changed my code to this:

if [ $1 ]; then
echo "Restoring File..."
mv /home/dustbin/$1 .

elif [$1 "-z" ] ; then
mv $1 .$2

elif
echo "That file...

Sorry to bug you again, but I was wondering if it was possible to restore the file to a different directory, like of my choosing? Would that require a elif part in the code? with a mv flag?

Thanks for your help Rhije I changed the name and it worked - I actually did figure it out lol, and felt completely stupid. But thanks for your help mate.

*looks sheepish* Ignore that above reply please - I realised my mistake

I have the dustbin file located within the home directory, so /home/dustbin

I tried the code you suggested but it's giving me a list of restore options with different flags

restore 0.4b39...

Alright there guys, I have a question, obviously, and that would be -

So I don't completely screw up my system, I made a 'dustbin' directory, and made a script where instead of removing the files...