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Old 12-30-2008
how2 shell cmd into variable
How do I place the result of a shell command into a variable. I would like to save the pwd in $DIR. I tried...

pwd | $DIR
$DIR < pwd
DIR=pwd

thanks! jz
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Old 12-30-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by jwzumwalt
How do I place the result of a shell command into a variable. I would like to save the pwd in $DIR.

Code:
DIR=$( pwd )

However, you don't need to do that as the current directory is stored in $PWD:

Code:
DIR=$PWD

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Old 12-30-2008
Your fast, Thanks!
Thanks, I knew I had something small biting me in the rump Smilie
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