#!/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 --progress -a -r -u "$1" "$2" }