On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:34:08AM -0000, Cameron Hutchison wrote: > "Stefan Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> >if I pipe the output of a cd command the working directory doesn't > >> change.
What are you trying to do ?
maybe something like
( cd <somwhere>; do something else ) | <and another thing here>
there is also pushd and popd or pwd !
> >>
> >> That's because all elements of a pipeline except the last are run in
> >> different processes to the main shell that starts the pipeline. As such,
> >> the cd command is running in a subshell which exits when cd exits. This
> >> has no effect on your main shell, which will keep the original working
> >> directory.
>
> >Is there any way to change this behaviour?
>
> Actually, my explanation is wrong. I was confusing it with the behaviour
> of zsh.
>
> According to the bash man page:
> Each command in a pipeline is executed as a separate process (i.e.,
> in a subshell).
>
> This means you cannot run cd in a pipeline. I don't think you can change
> this behaviour.
>
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