#!/bin/sh
#    myprog8 - script to backup multiple files
#    prompts for file names if not given as parameters
if [ $# -le 1 ] 
then
        echo  -n  "What do you want to copy:  "
        read tocopy
else
        tocopy=$*
fi
cp  $tocopy  $HOME/logback
echo  "copy(ies) of $tocopy made in backup directory"
when=`date`
echo  ""
echo  "         backup copy log"
echo  "backed up      $when"
echo  -n  "file count: "
echo $tocopy | wc -w
echo  "file names     $tocopy"
echo  ""