started upload script

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+
+set -u
+
+# print error message and exit immediately
+programname="$(basename ${0})"
+function error {
+echo "${programname} **ERROR** $1"
+exit 1
+}
+
+# ensure a valid proxy is present for at least one hour
+# if no proxy is found, try to create a new one
+# return 0 if a valid proxy is found or created
+# else return voms-proxy-init error code
+function ensure_proxy {
+voms-proxy-info --exists -valid 1:0 > /dev/null && return 0 
+voms-proxy-init --voms biomed -valid 24:00 || exit 1
+}
+
+# print prompt to ensure that the user want to continue further
+# the user has to answer with 'y' to continue
+function check_user {
+prompt="${1:-is that correct?}"
+read -p "${prompt} [y/n] " answer
+test "${answer}" == "y" && return 0
+test "${answer}" == "n" && return 1
+check_user "${prompt}"
+}
+
+# common path used
+lfnbase="/grid/biomed/creatis/fgate/"
+lfnrelease="${lfnbase}releases/"
+lfnworkflow="${lfnbase}"
+lfngasw="${lfnbase}gasw/"
+lfnscript="${lfnbase}bin/"
+
+# define the prefix for uploaded file
+# default to local machine username
+prefix="${USER:?"USER must be set"}_"