finds the specified type of file in a directory and copies them in the destination directory

findandcopy.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Script that finds a type of file in the current directory (recursive)
# and copies them into a destination directory
# Remember you need to put the absolute path of directories i.e ~/Desktop/...
# 1st parameter is the type of file to search
# 2nd parameter is the origin directory
# 3rd parameter is the destination directory

numberOfParameters=3

if [ "$#" -ne $numberOfParameters ]; then
    echo "Illegal number of parameters!"
    exit 1
fi

echo "The type of file you search: "$1
echo "The origin directory:  "$2
echo "The destination directory: "$3
cd $2
find . -type f -iname "$1" -exec cp -r -v -n {} $3 \;
cd