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how to copy a file to a directory ,where file and dir are sent as args to a function?

Hi all,

I wanted to know how i can copy a file to a directory and then verify if that file is completely copied or not?
Now the issues here is that the dir and the source file are to be sent as arguments to a function( this function should actually copy the files to a dir, then check if its completely copied)

I dont want to use the

if [ -e <filename>]
option then figure out if the file exists in the dir or not....
Reason being i am giving a progress bar that actually calculates the % of completion....
I have written scripts that do the job ,but a pre-requisite is that a file already needs to exist in the dir, then to this file i can copy my source file.

But my idea is to have no files in the targeted dir ,and when the cp is done the source file should exist in the destination dir!!!!

please help!!

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uupick

uuto(1) 						      General Commands Manual							   uuto(1)

NAME

       uuto, uupick - public UNIX system to UNIX system file copy

SYNOPSIS

       [options] source-files destination

       system]

DESCRIPTION

       sends  source-files  to	destination.   uses  the facility to send files (see uucp(1)), while allowing the local system to control the file
       access.	A source-file name is a path name on your machine.  Destination has the form:

       where system is taken from a list of system names that knows about (see in uucp(1) manual entry).  user is the login name of someone on the
       specified system.

       recognizes the following options:

	      Copy the source file into the spool directory immediately,
		      and send the copy.

	      Send mail to the requester when the copy is complete.

       The  files (or sub-trees if directories are specified) are sent to PUBDIR on system, where PUBDIR is the UUCP public directory Specifically
       the files are sent to

	      PUBDIR

       The recipient is notified by electronic mail when the files arrive.

       accepts or rejects the files transmitted to the recipient.  Specifically, searches PUBDIR for files destined for the user.  For each  entry
       (file or directory) found, the following message is printed on the standard output:

	      file-name] dirname]

       then reads a line from the standard input to determine the disposition of the file:

	      <new-line>      Go on to next entry.

	      Delete the entry.

	      Move the entry to named directory
			      dir  (current directory is default).  Note that, if the current working directory is desired for dir, do specify any
			      parameter with A construction such as is erroneous, and results in loss of data.

	      Same as	      except move all the files sent from system.

	      Print the contents of the file.

	      Stop.

	      EOT (control-D) Same as

	      Escape to the shell to execute
			      command.

	      Print a command summary.

       invoked with the option searches only the PUBDIR for files sent from system.

WARNINGS

       To send files that begin with a dot (such as the filename must contain a corresponding dot.  For example: and are correct, whereas and  are
       incorrect.

FILES

       PUBDIR	     public directory

SEE ALSO

       mail(1), uuclean(1M), uucp(1), uustat(1), uux(1).

       Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino,
	      O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.

       Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty,
	      O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

																	   uuto(1)