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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Csh - how to combine multiple commands in one line Post 302965893 by h1kelds on Friday 5th of February 2016 12:59:08 AM
Old 02-05-2016
Csh - how to combine multiple commands in one line

Hey everyone,

I am working in an environment where the different users can use ksh or csh. My situation is that I need the same result with one single command line.
I am searching for the real path the file is in.

My ksh input and output
Code:
ts2:ts2adm> cd $(dirname $(which sapcontrol)); pwd -P
/sapmnt/TS2/exe/uc/sun_64

My csh input and output
Code:
k11:k11adm 1% cd $(dirname $(which sapcontrol)); pwd -P
Variable syntax

It seems that csh does not support such "fancy" things as combining multiple commands in one line.

I already tried the following calls
Code:
k11:k11adm 46% cd `dirname `which sapcontrol`` ; pwd -P
cd: Too many arguments
k11:k11adm 47% dirname `which sapcontrol`
/usr/sap/K11/SYS/exe/nuc/sun_64

with just two commadns combined it seems to be working.

Can anyone help?

---------- Post updated 05-02-16 at 06:59 AM ---------- Previous update was 04-02-16 at 12:24 PM ----------

I found a workaround for this. I am currently using
Code:
set  temp_wsc = `which sapcontrol`; set temp_wsc = `dirname $temp_wsc`; cd  $temp_wsc; pwd -P

This was the best I could whink of.
If anyone has an other idea, I am willing to try everything to make this a little smoother.
 

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PWD(1)							    BSD General Commands Manual 						    PWD(1)

NAME
pwd -- return working directory name SYNOPSIS
pwd [-LP] DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the standard output. Some shells may provide a builtin pwd command which is similar or identical to this utility. Consult the builtin(1) manual page. The options are as follows: -L Display the logical current working directory. -P Display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved). If no options are specified, the -P option is assumed. ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables used by pwd: PWD Logical current working directory. DIAGNOSTICS
The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. STANDARDS
The pwd utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1''). SEE ALSO
builtin(1), cd(1), csh(1), sh(1), getcwd(3) BUGS
In csh(1) the command dirs is always faster because it is built into that shell. However, it can give a different answer in the rare case that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after the shell descended into it. The -L option does not work unless the PWD environment variable is exported by the shell. BSD
February 4, 2002 BSD
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