how to send parameters to script - Shell Programming and Scripting

naamas03 · #1 11-14-2006

hi all
i have a script in c-shell call test
that i want to send to him parameter
name of directory to go to
something like this
the script :
cd /usr/(here i want that he will go to the name of the directory that i send to him as a parameter)
like :/usr/admin admin is the parameter
the problem is that the parameter always change
(admin,test) etc.
ho shell i write script like this ?
can someone help me ?
best regards

RTM · #2 11-14-2006

./yourscript admin

#!/bin/csh -f
#
cd /usr/$1
pwd
exit

nir_s · #3 11-14-2006

Hi naamas03,

I wrote something for example:

Code:

#! /bin/csh

set DIR=$1

cd $ORACLE_HOME/$DIR
ls

The script is executed as the following:

Code:

./send_param.csh bin

I sent paramter to the script . In this case is the directory "bin".

Regards,
Nir

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