From: cabrera AT wrc DOT xerox DOT com (Jose I. Cabrera)
Subject: Re: bash scripts and cd's....
27 Nov 1998 20:21:19 -0800
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Thanks Earnie!  that worked....!

Earnie Boyd wrote:
> 
> ---"Jose I. Cabrera" <cabrera AT wrc DOT xerox DOT com> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Jose.
> 
> >
> > I have NT4SP3 running Cygnus v20.
> >
> > I have a script:
> >
> > --- begin script ---
> > #! /bin/sh
> >
> > cd k:
> > cd NormalDirectory
> > cd "Directory with a spaces in between"
> >
> > exit 0
> > --- end script ---
> >
> > This executes ok.  But, when I do a ls, the files echo'ed are the
> > files from HOME.  why?  If I do this manually, I could get to
> > "Directory with a spaces in between".  Any idea why?
> >
> 
> For example purposes I'll call the script ys.  When ys is executed it
> is executed in a child process.  The cd happens in the child not the
> parent.  The parent never sees the cd that happens in the child process.
> 
> To have the parent issue the cd commands you need to use the "source"
> command AKA ".".  E.G.:
> 
> bash$ source ys
> 
> or
> 
> bash$ . ys
> 
> This will have the effect you want and leave the parent in path\ with\
> spaces.
> 
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