[compress and delete files] compress and delete files using tar command #tar #tgz

tgz.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "No arguments supplied."
    exit
fi

if [ -n "$2" ]; then # if second argument exists
    if [ -e "$2" ]; then # if second argument is a valid path
        if [ -d "$2" ]; then # if second argument is a directory
            tar -czf "$2/$1.tgz" "$1" && rm "$1"
        else # if second argument is a file
            echo "Target file exists."
        fi
        exit
    else # if second argument does not exist
        if [ -d "$(dirname $2)" ]; then # if base directory of second argument exists
            tar -czf "$2" "$1" && rm "$1"
        else 
            echo "Directory $(dirname $2) does not exist."
        fi
    fi
    exit;
fi

tar -czf "$1.tgz" "$1" && rm "$1"