change directory

mkan · #1 (**permalink**) 02-26-2005

hi,

Iam in directory A. I run a script from there. inside the script i have a command cd B.
When i come out of the script directory is A only.
Even when i come out scrip i want the directory to be B
How to achieve

Perderabo · #2 (**permalink**) 02-26-2005

How do I ... and have that change affect my current shell?

bhargav · #3 (**permalink**) 02-26-2005

run the script as

. ./script.sh

Code:

$cat x.sh

cd abc
$pwd
/home/bhargav/scripts
$. ./x.sh
$pwd
/home/bhargav/scripts/abc

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