more checking of options

start_ctdas.sh

-#! /bin/sh 
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+cat > heredocfile.txt <<_EOF_
+    where <projectdir> is a base folder for the project
+    and <projectname> is a name to use for the project.
+
+    !! A folder projectdir/projectname will be created !!
+_EOF_
+
+while getopts "h" opt; do
+  case $opt in
+    h) cat heredocfile.txt
+      exit 1
+    ;;
+    \?) echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      exit 1
+    ;;
+    *) cat heredocfile.txt
+      exit 1
+    ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+EXPECTED_ARGS=2
+E_BADARGS=666
+
+if [ $# -ne $EXPECTED_ARGS ]
+then
+  echo ""
+  echo "Usage: `basename $0` projectdir projectname"
+  cat heredocfile.txt
+  exit $E_BADARGS
+fi
 
 echo "New project to be started in folder $1"
 echo "               ...........with name $2"
@@ -7,8 +40,13 @@ rootdir=$1/$2
 rundir=$1/$2/exec
 sedrundir=$1/$2/exec
 
+if [ -d "$rootdir" ]; then
+    echo "Directory already exists, please remove before running $0"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 mkdir -p ${rundir}
-rsync -auvz --cvs-exclude * ${rundir}/
+rsync -au --cvs-exclude * ${rundir}/
 cd ${rundir}
 
 echo "Creating jb file, py file, and rc-file"
@@ -22,8 +60,11 @@ rm -f start_ctdas.sh
 
 chmod u+x $2.jb
 
+echo ""
 echo "************* NOW USE ****************"
 ls -lrta $2.*
 echo "**************************************"
-echo "after cd ${rundir}"
+echo ""
+cd ${rundir}
+pwd