UNIX / Linux Shell Script To Copy Disk (DOS Like DISKCOPY Command)

Write a shell script to implement the DISKCOPY command of DOS command, which allows a user to copy the complete contents of a diskette to another diskette. Under UNIX / Linux we can use dd command to copy disk.

dd is use to copy a file, converting and formatting according to the options. Since everything is considered as a file under Linux / UNIX you can write files to a diskette with dd command itself. Linux disk copy done using /dev/fd0 (first floppy drive). You can easily make Linux disk backup with dd command.

#!/bin/bash
# Shell Script to copy the complete  contents of a diskette to another diskette
# under UNIX / Linux.
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# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
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SOURCE="$1"
DEST="$2"
if [ $# -le 1 ]; then
        echo "Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another."
        echo "diskcopy /dev/fd0 /dev/fd1"
        echo "diskcopy /dev/fd0 /tmp/floppydisk.img"
        exit 1
fi
 
if [ !  -b $SOURCE ]; then
        echo "Error - Floppy device $SOURCE does not exits."
        exit 2
fi
 
if [ !  -b $DEST ]; then
        echo "Error - Floppy device $DEST does not exits."
        exit 2
fi
 
echo "Enter disk in $SOURCE and press [Enter] key..."
read enterKey
 
dd if=$SOURCE of=$DEST