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#!/bin/bash
# pcp - Prompt Copy
# copy a directroy of files to a destination, prompt to continue or abort if errors are encountered.
# Copyright (c) Humanity

eval destination=\$$#

while (( $# > 1 )); do
  source="$1"; shift
  find $source -type f | while read file; do
    while (true); do
      cp --preserve=all --no-dereference --parents "$file" "$destination";

       #make sure it copied without error
       if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         echo 'An error has occured, perhaps the medium is full. Press enter to try again, or CTRL+C to quit';
         read;
       else
         break;
       fi;
    done;
  done;
done;

echo 'complete';
exit;