Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> "The Gyzmo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Hello. I've written a short shell script to change my directory and
>> display the contents at once because I'm sick of having to do 'cd dir'
>> then 'ls -l'. My problem is that once the program is done executing, my
>> directory remains the same. Here's my script:
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> cd $1
>> ls -lh | more
>>
>> How can I solve this problem?
>
> The shell invoked by the script is the one doing the cd'ing. Not your
> shell.
>
> A better faster and generally cool way to do this sort of thing is
> with functions in your .bashrc (or other login init files)
>
> For the the functionality you wanted above it would look like this:
>
> cdl () { cd $1;ls -lh|more; }
>
> NOTE: The spaces after/before {} are important.
> The `;' after `more' is vital too.
> NOTE: `cdl' is just an arbitrary name. It could be anything.
>
> With that in .bashrc you would have a new command at the prompt.
>
> Type: `cdl dir'
>
> And presto: moved and listed.
>
> In order to get it into your environment as you write it, you will
> need to source .bashrc after inserting the line like:
>
> source ~/.bashrc
>
> You should be able to cut and paste the line above to get the idea of
> what it will do.
>
> Just put it in a file named test for now, to see what it does.
> (remember to source what ever file you put it in)
> source test
> or
> . test
Sorry, the last part there is incorrect. It doesn't work if you put
it in just any file.
It has to be a dot file. A file who's name begins with `.'
Try .test.
Maybe someone here can explain why it doesn't work in a file named
`test' but does in .test?
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