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pwd & cd commands not working in shell script
Here is my script

#!/bin/bash
pwd
cd /var/lib/pgsql

Both "pwd" and "cd" are not executed is there any other way i can change the current working directory to /var/lib/pgsql pls help!
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Here is my script

#!/bin/bash
pwd
cd /var/lib/pgsql

Both "pwd" and "cd" are not executed is there any other way i can change the current working directory to /var/lib/pgsql pls help!
Do you want to change current working directory by running this script? Then run your script as follows
Code:
. script_name
Note the space between dot and script_name
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I want to display the result of the current working directory in the script how do i do it
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I want to display the result of the current working directory in the script how do i do it
Can you explain this? I dont get you.
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I want to use the follwing command

pwd in the script but it says command not found after executing
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I want to use the follwing command

pwd in the script but it says command not found after executing
Can you show the exact error message you are getting?
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