cpHere.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# copy files into target directory with timestamp

import os
import sys
from datetime import date



print("USAGE:  python cpHere.py /Users/seungjin/Desktop/a");

# get src_folder_path
if ( len(sys.argv) > 1 ):
	src_folder_path = sys.argv[1]
else:
	src_folder_path = "/Users/seungjin/Desktop/a"

# get destination_folder_path
#destination_folder_path = sys.argv[2] 
destination_folder_path = "/Volumes/Vols/Vol4/newfolder/Pics"
print destination_folder_path

# get prefix, YYYYMMDD_
prefix = date.today().strftime("%Y%m%d")

# get src folder file list
file_list = os.listdir(src_folder_path) 

# Copy with prefix
for i in file_list:
	target_file = src_folder_path+"/"+i
	destination_file = destination_folder_path+"/"+prefix+"_"+i
	cmd = "cp " + target_file + " " + destination_file 
	print cmd
	os.system(cmd)