Spring 2013

Lab09
Scripting II Extra Credit

Due: Thursday May 09, 2013 11:59 PM

Lab09 - Scripting II Extra Credit

Requirements

Script is complete and functioning0 pts
Total0 pts

Resources

Objective

To write a simple shell script

Instructions

Write a shell script called "collect" that will:

Accept the name of a file as a command line argument. If a command line argument isn't given, display an error message and quit.

If an argument is given, test to confirm that the argument is the name of a file in the working directory. If the file exists, copy it to a "collection" directory in the home directory of the user running the script. If the file doesn't exist, display an error and exit.

The collection directory should be a directory called collection located below the current users home directory. Test for the existence of the collection directory and if it doesn't exist, create it before copying the file.

Document you program by adding comments to it.