bcp

#!/bin/sh
#############################
#     For: backup a file with a uniq name
#   Usage: bcp file_or_dir
#  Create: Rickie Liao <rickie622 at gmail.com>
# Version: v0.01 create  2012-02-28
##########################################################

# Usage:
#       bcp [-h|--help] [-V|--version]
#       bcp [-c|--confirm] dirname/filename


error( )
{
    echo "$@" 1>&2
    usage_and_exit 1
}

usage( )
{
    echo "Usage: bcp [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [-c|--confirm] dirname/filename"
}

usage_and_exit( )
{
    usage
    exit $1
}

version( )
{
    echo "bcp version $Version"
}

warning( )
{
    echo "$@" 1>&2
    EXITCODE=$(expr $EXITCODE + 1)
}

EXITCODE=0
Version=0.01
Date_time=$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
Confirm="Y"
_Confirm=


while test $# -gt 0
do
    case $1 in 

    --version | -V )
    version
    exit 0
    ;;

    --help | -h )
    usage_and_exit 0
    ;;

    --confirm | -c )
    _Confirm="YES"
    ;;

    -*)
    error "Unrecognized option: $1"
    ;;

    *)
    break
    ;;

    esac
    shift
done



if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ -e $1 ]; then
        cp_File_Dir=$1
    else
        error "The argument input is *not* a file or a directory, please *check* carefully!"
    fi
else
    error "There is no argv or more than one argv!"
fi


# check if need to confirm while copying
if [ "x$_Confirm" = "xYES" ] ; then
    read -p "Sure to copy $cp_File_Dir [Y/n]: " Confirm
    if [ "x$Confirm" != "xY" ] ; then
        error " $cp_File_Dir *didn't* copy."
    fi 
fi        

# check weather it is a directory or a file? If it is a dir, then exclude the "/", "/tmp", "/root" directories.
if [ -d $cp_File_Dir ] ; then
    cp_Dir="$(dirname $cp_File_Dir)/$(basename $cp_File_Dir)"
    if [ "x$cp_Dir" = "x///" ] || [ "x$cp_Dir" = "x/tmp" ] || [ "x$cp_Dir" = "x/root" ]  || [ "x$cp_Dir" = "x//tmp" ] || [ "x$cp_Dir" = "x//root" ] ; then
        error "The Directoris \"/\", \"/tmp\", \"/root\" are banned to copy!"
    fi
    cp -r  $cp_Dir $cp_Dir.$Date_time
else
    cp $cp_File_Dir $cp_File_Dir.$Date_time
fi

# test some thing new