added foamCopySettings script

 * copies case contents without the polyMesh

bin/foamCopySettings

+#!/bin/sh
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# =========                 |
+# \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+#  \\    /   O peration     |
+#   \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 1991-2008 OpenCFD Ltd.
+#    \\/     M anipulation  |
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# License
+#     This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+#
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+#     along with OpenFOAM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+#     Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+#
+# Script
+#     foamCopySettings
+#
+# Description
+#     Usage: foamCopySettings srcDir dstDir
+#
+#     Copy OpenFOAM settings from one case to another, without copying
+#     the mesh or results
+#     - requires rsync
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "-help" -o "$#" -ne 2 ]
+then
+   cat <<USAGE 1>&2
+Usage: ${0##*/} srcDir dstDir
+
+    Copy OpenFOAM settings from one case to another, without copying
+    the mesh or results.
+    - requires rsync
+
+USAGE
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+srcDir=$1
+dstDir=$2
+
+if [ ! -d $srcDir ]
+then
+   echo "Error: directory '$srcDir' does not exist"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d $dstDir ]
+then
+   echo "Error: directory '$dstDir' does not exist"
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+# check that the srcDir looks okay
+for i in $srcDir/constant $srcDir/system
+do
+   if [ ! -d $i ]
+   then
+      echo "Error: no '${i##*/}' directory in '$srcDir'"
+      echo "       does not appear to be an OpenFOAM case"
+      exit 1
+   fi
+done
+
+# files and directories to copy
+# avoid processor directories
+fileList=$(find -H $srcDir -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -not -name "processor*")
+
+# TODO:
+#  - verify that it works with multiple mesh regions
+#  - special treatment for starting with negative crank angles
+
+for i in $fileList
+do
+   name="${i##*/}"
+   # skip numerical (results) directories (except 0)
+   # and things that look like queuing system output
+   case "$name" in
+   [1-9] | [0-9]?* | foam.[eo][1-9]*)
+      echo "$i  [skipped]"
+      continue
+      ;;
+   *)
+      echo "$i -> $dstDir/$name"
+      rsync --exclude polyMesh --exclude "processor*" -a $i $dstDir
+      ;;
+   esac
+done
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file