$ ./3.archive.pl 
path1 is /home/bob/1.scripts/pages/1.qy
parent1 is /home/bob/1.scripts/pages
files are 2.create.bash
 11.clone.pl
 1.initialize.pl
 1.manifest
 1.med
 1.meditation
 1.pop
 1.qy
 1.rings
 2.med
 5.create.sh
 5.unicode
 

grand dir is /home/bob/Documents/html_template_data
$VAR1 = 1;

-----from
/home/bob/1.scripts/pages
...
 2.create.bash	       clone1.pl        fork	      UserAgentWithStats.pm
...
path 3 is /home/bob/1.scripts/pages/2.create.bash

$VAR1 = 1;

-----to
/home/bob/Documents/html_template_data
3.values.ini  example3.ini
path 4 is /home/bob/Documents/html_template_data/2.create.bash

copy failed for /home/bob/1.scripts/pages/2.create.bash
 to /home/bob/Documents/html_template_data/2.create.bash
: No such file or directory at template_stuff/utils2.pm line 80.
$