Shell Programming and Scripting

Why does not work a cd in a shell schript file.




How do you get to run it?

I use these code:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
cd workspace

array=($(ls -d */))
 echo ${array[@]}

But it doesn't change to workspace

Moderator's Comments:

editby bakunin: please user CODE-tags as required by the rules. Thank you.

Please use code tags as required by forum rules!

Any error messages? workspace needs to be a directory below your current working dir. Please post your directory structure.

How wouldyou know that? If you do a pwd before and after you will see no change, because the script is started ina separate shell, which closes at the end of the script.

Put a pwd into the script and you will see the effect.

If you want to permanently change the currrent working directory you have to execute the script with a dot in front, like this:

Code:

. /path/to/script

This will tell the shell not to load a separate shell process and to execute the script there but to execute it in the current environment instead.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

How combine pwd with my file?

These not work:

Code:

x=$(pwd)
a = "/workspace"
c =x + a
echo "The current working directory : $c"

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Now i use these but it don't work also.

Code:

#!/bin/sh

a=$(pwd)
b=/workspace
c=/workspace


cd $a$b


array=($(ls -d */))
 echo ${array[@]}

I want to read the contents of a specific folder


I use these script, but i can not change to the correct file workspace

Code:

#!/bin/sh

array=($(ls -d /typo3cms/cms_****/fotouploadv2/Modul2/workspace))
 echo ${array[@]}

What output are you getting from this. What output do you WANT but are not getting?

Why open another thread for the very same content?

Original: Cd ib Batch File not work