bash scripts and cd's....
Jose I. Cabrera
cabrera@wrc.xerox.com
Fri Nov 27 15:14:00 GMT 1998
Thanks Earnie! that worked....!
Earnie Boyd wrote:
>
> ---"Jose I. Cabrera" <cabrera@wrc.xerox.com> wrote:
>
> Hi, Jose.
>
> >
> > I have NT4SP3 running Cygnus v20.
> >
> > I have a script:
> >
> > --- begin script ---
> > #! /bin/sh
> >
> > cd k:
> > cd NormalDirectory
> > cd "Directory with a spaces in between"
> >
> > exit 0
> > --- end script ---
> >
> > This executes ok. But, when I do a ls, the files echo'ed are the
> > files from HOME. why? If I do this manually, I could get to
> > "Directory with a spaces in between". Any idea why?
> >
>
> For example purposes I'll call the script ys. When ys is executed it
> is executed in a child process. The cd happens in the child not the
> parent. The parent never sees the cd that happens in the child process.
>
> To have the parent issue the cd commands you need to use the "source"
> command AKA ".". E.G.:
>
> bash$ source ys
>
> or
>
> bash$ . ys
>
> This will have the effect you want and leave the parent in path\ with\
> spaces.
>
> ==
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Hasta pronto.....!!!
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