bash-shell-base/function/rsync

#!/bin/bash
# simple copy using rsync.  Preserves everything
# present working directory to supplied destination
module_load confirm
function cprs () {
  [ $# -ne 2 ] && echo two directories source and destination need to be passed && return 1
  [ ! -d "$1" ] && echo source: $1 is not a directory && return 1
  [ ! -d "$2" ] && echo destination: $2 is not a directory && return 1
  echo Command to run: rsync --progress -a -r -u "$1" "$2"
  confirm Do you want to start the rsync copy? || return 0
  echo copying.....
  rsync --exclude *[C]ache* --progress -a -r -u "$1" "$2"
}