Copy files with the pipeviewer and show a progressbar

cp_p.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Script for copying files while seeing a progressbar.

# Check for pipe-viewer being installed.
for tool in pv; do
	if ! type $tool >/dev/null 2>&1; then
		echo "ERROR: \"$tool\" not found."
		echo "       This is needed by $scriptname to work. Check your"
		echo "       \$PATH variable or install the tool \"$tool\"."
		exit 2
	fi
done

# Do the magic.
PATHDEST=${!#}
if [ ! `echo "$PATHDEST" | grep ".*\/$"` ]; then
 PATHDEST="${PATHDEST}/"
fi
for i in "${@:1:$#-1}"
do
	pv -cN "${i}" ${i} > ${PATHDEST}${i}
	# uncomment this for moving the file
	# rm "${i}"
done