how to use cd command in shell script - Shell Programming and Scripting

LAKSHMI NARAYAN · #1 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

hi
buddies

i am not getting this

when am using the cd command it is not working
for example

makefile.ksh
---------------
#!/bin/ksh
dirpath=$1
cd dirpath

my intension is to give the directory path as a parameter at runtime, so i have done like this but the path which i required is not getting.

plz help in this

with regards
narayana

porter · #2 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

ignore this

LAKSHMI NARAYAN · #3 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

i didn't get u
can u explain in detail

porter · #4 (**permalink**) 09-09-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAKSHMI NARAYAN

#!/bin/ksh
dirpath=$1
cd dirpath

In your case, however you just need

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
dirpath=$1
cd $dirpath

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