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Old 03-12-2010
Copy Files to Dir and Check If File Exists
Hi everyone. I am trying to write a bash script that will copy files from one directory to another but I need to be able to check the directory that I'm copying the files to and see if the file already exists. If it does I need to add a number at the end of the copied file. Thanks for your help.
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Old 03-12-2010
Code:
dest=path/to/destination
cd /path/to/source
for file in $( ls )
do
    if [ -d $fname ] then
         continue
    fi
    if [ -f  $dest/$fname ] ; then
       cp $fname  $dest/${fname}1
    else
       cp $fname  $dest/${fname}
    fi
done

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Old 03-12-2010
Thanks Jim. Definitely appreciated.

Bill
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Old 03-12-2010
Jim, just for my curiosity, where is the $fname variable getting its values? From the $(ls) output? Why are you checking -d then continue if it is a file name?

Also why do you need the { } on the copy command? Is that to put the variable value and then 1 as opposed to look for $fname1?
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