#!/bin/sh
#
#    myprog10 - script to backup multiple files
#
if [ $# -le 1 ]; then
        echo  -n "What do you want to copy   "
        read  tocopy
else
        tocopy=$*
fi
when=`date`
for fyle in $tocopy
do
        echo  "------------------ $fyle --------------"
        if [ !  -r  $fyle ]; then
                echo  "Unable to read (might not exist)"
                continue
        fi
        if [ !  -f  $fyle ]; then
                echo  "Not copied - is not a plain file"
                continue
        fi
        if [ !  -w  $HOME/logback ]; then
                echo  "Not able to write to output directory"
                echo  $0 COMMAND ABORTED
                break
        fi
        cp  $fyle  $HOME/logback
        stats=`wc $fyle | gawk '{print $1}'`
        echo  "$when : $stats bytes"
done