#!/bin/bash

# This script can copy or move files from one folder to another,
# removing special characters in file names that can cause file system
# inconsistencies

# HOW TO USE:
# 1. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the script file.
# 2. Make the script executable by running the following command:
# -> chmod +x bkpfiles.sh
# 3. Run the script with the source directory and destination directory as arguments:
# -> ./bkpfiles.sh /path/to/source/directory /path/to/destination/directory

src_dir=$1
dest_dir=$2

# Create destination directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p "$dest_dir"

# Iterate over each file in the source directory
for file in "$src_dir"/*; do
 # Remove special characters from the filename
 filename=$(basename "$file" | tr -cd '[:alnum:] ._-')

 # Copy the file to the destination directory with the sanitized filename
 cp "$file" "$dest_dir/$filename"
 
 # Or you can move all files to the destination directory with this command:
 # mv "$file" "$dest_dir/$filename"
done