testsAndMisc/linux_configuration/scripts/single_use/misc/testsAndMisc-bash/copyFolder.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Get the list of directories in the current script directory
mapfile -t directories < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -name . -printf '%f\n')

# Check if there is exactly one directory
if [ ${#directories[@]} -ne 1 ]; then
  echo "Error: There should be exactly one folder in the current directory."
  exit 1
fi

# Get the name of the single directory
folder_name=${directories[0]}

random_string() {
  local length="$1"
  tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:<>?~' < /dev/urandom | head -c "$length"
}

# Number of copies to create (default 100)
num_copies="${1:-100}"

# Create the specified number of copies
for ((i = 1; i <= num_copies; i++)); do
  new_folder_name="$(random_string 255)"
  cp -r "$folder_name" "$new_folder_name"
  echo "Folder copied and renamed to '$new_folder_name'"
done