>>>>> "hp" == Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
hp> 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
hp> Sorry, the last part there is incorrect. It doesn't work if you put
hp> it in just any file.
hp> It has to be a dot file. A file who's name begins with `.'
hp> Try .test.
hp> Maybe someone here can explain why it doesn't work in a file named
hp> `test' but does in .test?
It sure should work from any filename, I suspect you are a trying to
run the file test from a bash shell where test is shell builtin and
shouldn't be used as a filename.
Try putting it into a different named file, such as "testme" .
--
Ray Curtis
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