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Old 12-02-2011
pwd in a variable
is there anyway i could store the output of pwd that is the path in a variable...?
# 2  
Old 12-02-2011
Yes...

You can store the password in the variable.. Here your password is stored in variable 'pass'.

Example:
---------
Code:
#cat pass.sh
password=123
echo -n "Enter pass:"
read pass
if [ $pass = $password ]; then
echo "Correct password"
else
echo "Wrong password"
fi

Last edited by Scott; 12-02-2011 at 05:54 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 3  
Old 12-02-2011
no no not password... i am asking about pwd.. that is path of the file
#pwd
/htc/vivek
this path i need to store in a variable in script
# 4  
Old 12-02-2011
PHP Code:
vpath=`pwd` 
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# 5  
Old 12-02-2011
Hi,
I hope this is you are requesting.
Code:
$ pwd
/backup/shell
$ cat pwd.sh
#!/bin/sh
file=`pwd`
echo $file
$ sh pwd.sh
/backup/shell
$

Last edited by Scott; 12-02-2011 at 05:54 AM.. Reason: Code tags
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Old 12-02-2011
thanks amitranjansahu and thomasraj..... :-) thanks a lotamitranjansahu Image
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# 7  
Old 12-02-2011
Hi.

You already have it, in $PWD.

If you want to take a copy of it, there's no need to "execute" pwd.

Code:
mypwd=$PWD

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