-# hmmm: some better work could be done to have both names (wineprefix and storage dir) be iterable.
-for i in oblivion fallout_new_vegas fallout_3 skyrim ; do
- if [ ! -d $HOME/spooling_saves/$i ]; then
- mkdir -p $HOME/spooling_saves/$i
+# a helpful script that scrapes any active game saves from wine's storage
+# area into a spooling saves folder for archiving.
+
+source $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/functions.sh
+
+WINE_SOURCE_DIR="$HOME/wine_goods/My Games"
+SPOOLING_OUTPUT_DIR="$HOME/spooling_saves"
+
+if [ ! -d "$WINE_SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+ WINE_SOURCE_DIR="c:/users/fred/My Documents/My Games"
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$WINE_SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+ echo "Failing to find the game save directories."
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+# copies the files for a particular game out to a spooling folder.
+function copyem()
+{
+ game_name="$1"; shift
+ source_dir="$1"; shift
+ out_dir="$1"; shift
+
+ if [ -d "$source_dir" ]; then
+ echo $game_name
+ cp -v -n "$source_dir"/* "$out_dir"/
+ sep 28
+ fi
+}
+
+# make the output folders if they don't exist.
+for i in skyrim fallout_new_vegas fallout_3 oblivion fallout_4 ; do
+ if [ ! -d "$SPOOLING_OUTPUT_DIR/$i" ]; then
+ mkdir -p "$SPOOLING_OUTPUT_DIR/$i"