#1) make a getname function that will prompt for filename
function getname(){
trap control_c SIGINT
local fname=$1;

#if there is no input prompt user for file name
if [ ! $1 ]; then
        read -p "Enter a file name: " fname;
fi;

#until grep is given a valid file name
until ( grep -E '^[a-zA-Z_]w+$' <<< "$fname" > /dev/null 2>&1); do





        #this is were the error is
        if echo "$fname" | grep -E '/';





         then                           #this tests if fname is a file directory
        echo "Paths are not a legal file name.";
        fi;
        read -p "Enter a legal file name: " fname;
done
echo "$fname"
}