#!/bin/sh
#
#    myprog9 - 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
        cp  $fyle $HOME/logback
        stats=`wc -c $fyle | gawk '{print $1}' `
        echo  "$when copied  size $stats  bytes Filename: $fyle"
done