Shell Script to read source file and copy it to target file

#!/bin/bash
# Shell to read source file and copy it to target file. If the file
# is copied successfully then give message 'File copied successfully'
# else give message 'problem copying file'
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) 2005 nixCraft project <http://cyberciti.biz/fb/>
# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)
# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

echo -n "Enter soruce file name : "
read src
echo -n "Enter target file name : "
read targ

if [ ! -f $src ]
then
	echo "File $src does not exists"
	exit 1
elif [ -f $targ ]
then
	echo "File $targ exist, cannot overwrite"
	exit 2
fi

# copy file 
cp $src $targ

# store exit status of above cp command. It is use to 
# determine  if shell command operations is successful or not
status=$?

if [ $status -eq 0 ]
then
	echo 'File copied successfully'
else
	echo 'Problem copuing file'
fi

#!/bin/bash

# Shell to read source file and copy it to target file. If the file

# is copied successfully then give message 'File copied successfully'

# else give message 'problem copying file'

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)

# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.

# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

echo -n "Enter soruce file name : "

read src

echo -n "Enter target file name : "

read targ

if [ ! -f $src ]

then

echo "File $src does not exists"

exit 1

elif [ -f $targ ]

then

echo "File $targ exist, cannot overwrite"

exit 2

# copy file

cp $src $targ

# store exit status of above cp command. It is use to

# determine if shell command operations is successful or not

status=$?

if [ $status -eq 0 ]

then

echo 'File copied successfully'

else

echo 'Problem copuing file'

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Shell Script to read source file and copy it to target file

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