#!/bin/bash 
destiny=xxxxx
typeset -i count
count=0
while [[ ! -d $destiny ]]
do
    count=$count+1
    if [[ $count == 5 || $destiny == \? ]] ; then
        echo subdirectories available ...
        ls -l | grep ^d | nawk '{echo $9}'
        fi
    echo -n "Which directory shall I put them in? "
    read destiny
done
for fname in $*
do
    if [[ -a $destiny/$fname ]] ; then
        echo $fname NOT COPIED
    else
        cp $fname $destiny
        echo $fname copied
    fi
done