cp command for different users

[props]

cp file /home/ugrad/gtr954/backup
another user
cp file /home/ugrad/rtw567/backup


i have a command in my script that copies a file on a different user's backup folder.
any idea how to write this down?

 

[PHV]

You can try something like this:

case $LOGNAME in
user1) cp file /home/ugrad/gtr954/backup;;
user2) cp file /home/ugrad/rtw567/backup;;
*) cp file /home/ugrad/default/backup;;
esac

Or simplier if gtr954 and rtw567 are the login names:

[ -d /home/ugrad/$LOGNAME/backup ] &&
  cp file /home/ugrad/$LOGNAME/backup

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[props]

Yeap thats it thank you very much happy new year