#!/bin/bash

#----------
# practice with a list-style for loop and backquote to execute
#     a command within a command
# makes a copy of each (non-directory) file in the current directory
#     preceded by BKP
#
# by: S. Tuttle
# last modified: 9-26-12
#-----

for fn in `ls`
do
    cp $fn BKP$fn
done