#!/bin/sh ## The directory passed in from the command line. ## We have to be in the directory of the directories in question DIR=$1 echo "You entered: $DIR" ## Assign a start for our counting integer i=0 ## Do a loop until we find a free number LOOPDIR=$DIR while [ -d $LOOPDIR ] do ## Give it a name LOOPDIR=$DIR$i ## Add 1 to it each time through i=`expr $i + 1` done echo "It appears as: $LOOPDIR is available" echo "Making directory $LOOPDIR:" mkdir $LOOPDIR ## Add copy stuff here. I.E. ## cp $DIR.ss1 $LOOPDIR/$DIR.ss1 exit;