#!/bin/bash
#  invoke e.g.:
#  ./cp-file-ten-times.sh von_Mike_Blues_in_C.mp3 
# 140502

n_times=10

if [ -z $1 ] ; then
   echo missing param \"file\"
   exit
fi

echo
echo copiing files $n-times !
echo
fullname=$1
filename=$(basename "$1")
extension="${filename##*.}"
filename="${filename%.*}"

i=1
while [ $i -le $n_times ]
  do cp -a $fullname ${filename}_$i.$extension
  echo "   ${filename}_$i.$extension created"
  i=$[$i+1]
done