UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

#!/usr/bin/ksh
dir=/home/vbe/Documents/Scripts/Copy
files=$(pwd | ls -m )
counter=0 #counter set to number of files counted with wc -c
numberfiles=$(ls -m | wc -w )

echo " files in these folder are $files "
if [ ! -d $dir ]; then
   mkdir Copy
else
   echo " $dir exists so now will copy files "
fi
read kyb

while [ "$counter" -lt "$numberfiles" ]
do
   #cp ${file}s ${dir}
   echo ${file}s ${dir}
   let counter=counter+1
   #until [ $counter=numberfiles ] do
   #shift 1
   read kyb
done
#cp $files $dir/$files
#echo " $files has been copied "

#@(#) copy2 v1.0   :Copy all files from current directory to directory given as parameter.
# usage   : copy2 ~/Dirname
#
############           Test the parameter validity             ##############
alias ll='ls -l'
USAGE="usage   : copy2 ~/Dirname"
echo "Current directory is : "$PWD
if
    [ "$#" -eq 1 ]
then
   Dirname=$1
   if [ -d $Dirname ]
   then
      echo " $Dirname exist... will start copying: "
   else
      echo "No $Dirname... Will try to create $Dirname..."   
      sleep 3
      mkdir -p ~/$Dirname || exit 97
      echo "Directory $Dirname  created!"
      echo "Press Enter to continue";read kyb
   fi
elif
     [ "$#" -gt 1 ]
  then
     echo !!$# Only one directory accepted for argument !!
     echo $USAGE
     exit 99
  else
     echo copy2: Copy all files from current directory to directory given as parameter.
     echo $USAGE
     echo !!Entered arg:$#! -  give a Directory for argument !!
     exit 98
fi
# exit
############        you get here only if above is good         ##############
#

for i in $(ls)
do
   echo "File $i is being copied..."
   cp $i ~/$Dirname/.
   echo " Done: "
   ll ~/$Dirname/$(ls)
   #echo "Press Enter to continue";read kyb
   #Uncomment above to see each separate copy of loop being done
done
echo "Finished!"
echo "Copied $(ll |wc -l) files "
#exit