Shell Script for quickly creating a template from a pre-existing folder

CreateSimpleProject.sh

# Shebang - Tells Unix the file is executed by bin/bash
#!/bin/bash

# Template path with your project setup
TEMPLATE_PATH="YOUR_PROJECT_PATH"

function createTemplate() {
    echo "Beginning Template Creation..."

    # Navigate into the new directory
    cd "${1}"

    # Copy all files from template folder into the new folder
    cp -r "${TEMPLATE_PATH}\." "${PWD}"

    echo "Template Successfully Created."
}

# Create a new directory from the current directory into the new folder defined by user

if [ -d "${PWD}/$1" ]; then
    echo "Folder Already Exists... Skipping"
else
    echo "Creating Project Folder..."
    mkdir "${PWD}/$1"
fi

# Create the directory
createTemplate "${PWD}/${1}"

# Prevent Shell From Closing If Needed
# $SHELL