#!/bin/bash
##############################
# Author - Kulbir Saini      #
# Home - http://saini.co.in/ #
##############################

if [ $1 == -i ] || [ $1 == -f ];then          
	if [ ! -s $2 ] && [ ! -f $2 ] && [ ! -d $2 ];then
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "file:$2 doesn't exist.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
	elif [ ! $3 ];then
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "Invalid arguements...\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
	elif [ -d $3 ];then
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "$3: is a directory.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
	elif [ -d $2 ];then
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "$2: is a directory.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
	elif [ -s $3 -o -f $3 ];then
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --yesno "Do you want to overwrite file:$3" 10 60;
		select=$?
		case $select in 
			0) echo -e "i'm ordered to overwrite file:$3 \noverwriting...\noverwritten file:$3" ; cp -f $2 $3 ;;
			1) echo "i'm ordered not to overwrite.";;
			255) echo "cancelled by you by pressing [Esc].";;
		esac
	else
		dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --yesno "Do you want to copy the file:$2 to file:$3" 10 60 ;
		select1=$?
		case $select1 in
			0) echo -e "i'm ordered to copy file:$2 to file:$3 \ncopying...\ncopied to file:$3" ; cp $2 $3 ;;
			1) echo "i'm ordered not to copy.";;
			255) echo "cancelled by you by pressing [Esc].";;
		esac
	fi
elif [ ! -s $1 ] && [ ! -f $1 ] && [ ! -d $1 ];then
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "file:$1 doesn't exist.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
elif [ ! $2 ];then
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "Invalid arguements...\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
elif [ -d $2 ];then
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "$2: is a directory.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
elif [ -d $1 ];then
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --infobox "$1: is a directory.\nCan't copy...\nPress any key..." 5 30; read
elif [ -s $2 -o -f $2 ];then
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --yesno "Do you want to overwrite file:$2" 10 60;
	select=$?
	case $select in 
		0) echo -e "i'm ordered to overwrite file:$2 \noverwriting...\noverwritten file:$2" ; cp -f $1 $2 ;;
		1) echo "i'm ordered not to overwrite.";;
		255) echo "cancelled by you by pressing [Esc].";;
	esac
else
	dialog --title "Copy daemon" --backtitle "copy:" --yesno "Do you want to copy the file:$1 to file:$2" 10 60 ;
	select1=$?
	case $select1 in
		0) echo -e "i'm ordered to copy file:$1 to file:$2 \ncopying...\ncopied to file:$2" ; cp $1 $2 ;;
		1) echo "i'm ordered not to copy.";;
		255) echo "cancelled by you by pressing [Esc].";;
	esac
fi

1. Get the script here .

2. Move it to a file named ‘copy’.

3. Create a director ‘bin’ in your home directory.

4. Write

export PATH=$PATH:${HOME }/bin/

to your ~/.bashrc file.

5. Execute .bashrc by issuing

[saini@localhost ~]# . .bashrc

6. If you want to copy a file foo.txt to bar.txt then do it as

[saini@localhost ~]# copy foo.txt bar.txt [Enter]

Done.