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# 1  
Old 06-20-2007
Variable
Ok, pretty hard to explain but I'll do my best.

Let's say MYVAR content is /home/me then

Code:
MYVAR=/home/me

I want to cd to that dir using the MYVAR variable.

Can't do cd $MYVAR even if I echo MYVAR and gives me /home/me.

Code:
MYVAR=/home/me
echo $MYVAR
cd $MYVAR

Does not change dir to that dir.
# 2  
Old 06-20-2007
If you running your script as:
your_script.sh
Changing a directory in a script, it is only valid for the shell script context.

If you want the script to affect the directory of the parent:
. your_script.sh
# 3  
Old 06-20-2007
That's correct... but I do that cd because I need to start an application from that dir and then exit the script. So that is the only reason why I need to cd to that dir. The cd does not work... in fact it does not, it does cd to $MYVAR instead of cd /home/me.
# 4  
Old 06-20-2007
After you issue the "cd", try the following:
Code:
pwd
echo $PATH

# 5  
Old 06-20-2007
Ok, I think I am not clear...sorry about that. Rewind...

Into /etc/profile file there are some variables:

USERHOME=/test
ADMINHOME=/test2

Then if the user me has USERHOME string into it's .profile file, then MYVAR becomes /test

Code:
MYVAR=$(sed -n '/HOME}/s/.*{\(.*HOME\)}.*/\1/p' /home/me/.profile)
echo $MYVAR

Then the result of the echo command will be /test

I need to cd to that /test using the variable :

Code:
MYVAR=$(sed -n '/HOME}/s/.*{\(.*HOME\)}.*/\1/p' /home/me/.profile)
echo $MYVAR
cd $MYVAR

So cd to /test
# 6  
Old 06-20-2007
Still:
Inside of the shell script, after you issue the "cd":
Code:
pwd
echo $PATH

# 7  
Old 06-20-2007
I get :

Code:
USERHOME
./test[4]: USERHOME:  not found
/usr/local/utl/scripts
/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:/usr/contrib/bin:/usr/contrib/Q4/bin:/opt/ipf/bin:/opt/hparray/bin:/opt/nettladm/bin:/opt/fcms/bin:/opt/sec_mgmt/b
astille/bin:/opt/resmon/bin:/opt/gnome/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/opt/ignite/bin:/usr/con
trib/kwdb/bin:/opt/mozilla:/opt/wbem/bin:/opt/wbem/sbin:/opt/graphics/common/bin
:/opt/mx/bin:/opt/sec_mgmt/spc/bin:/opt/upgrade/bin:/opt/hpnpl//bin:/usr/local/b
in:/opt/sanmgr/commandview/client/sbin:/opt/sanmgr/cssi/Licensing/sbin:/usr/loca
l/bin:/uv/bin:/opt/cfg2html:/usr/contrib/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/local/utl:/usr/local
/bin

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