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Old 04-12-2010
problem with cd script
my shell is
Code:
TEST2-> echo $SHELL
/bin/ksh

i m at

Code:
TEST2-> pwd
/u01/app/oracle/admin/TEST/scripts

my script is
Code:
#!/bin/ksh
cd /u0$1/app

my goal is
when i do
Code:
 
TEST2-> ./cd.ksh 1

it has to cd /u01/app
and my pwd should be /u01/app
and if i do
Code:
 
./cd.ksh 2

it should bring me at pwd /u02/app

i want to change directory by simple command

is it possible....
can i insert cd command in scripts

please help me guys
Last edited by Scott; 04-12-2010 at 08:26 PM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 04-12-2010
That should work. Try putting 'echo $PWD' on the next line so it can prove where it is.
# 3  
Old 04-12-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by Corona688
That should work. Try putting 'echo $PWD' on the next line so it can prove where it is.
its not working as i do pwd

i m still there

Code:
TEST2-> ./cd.ksh 1
TEST2-> pwd
/u01/app/oracle/admin/TEST/scripts
TEST2->

i m still there
Last edited by Scott; 04-12-2010 at 08:26 PM.. Reason: Code tags, please...
# 4  
Old 04-12-2010
Place set -x on its own line following your shebang. It'll echo to screen and show what it's thinking.
# 5  
Old 04-13-2010
Code:
./cd.ksh 1
Should be
. ./cd.ksh 1

# 6  
Old 04-13-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by tapia
its not working as i do pwd

i m still there

Code:
TEST2-> ./cd.ksh 1
TEST2-> pwd
/u01/app/oracle/admin/TEST/scripts
TEST2->

i m still there
cd works fine inside the script. But unless you source the script, it does so in an independent process, leaving your own current directory unchanged. Hence Methyl's suggestion of sourcing the script instead of executing it.
 
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