Change directory in a shell script

Linux and Unix-Like Linux
1

How do u change ur directory using a shell script??

2

same way as you do it without a shell script.

3

i tried giving the command 'cd /home/username' in my shell script and after executing the script i'm back in the directory where i started..

4

cause you work in a subshell in your script. do something like this in your script:

#!/your/shell
cd /home/username
pwd
exit 0

5

May be you are in the same path before and after the execution of your script. Else please explain the scenario in detail.

Cheers,
Sudhakar

6

I tried what u said.. But i'm still in the current directory and not in the one i specified in the shell script :frowning:

7

You can change the directory. But it depends on what you are trying to achieve with your script.

Run your script as

. ./myscript.sh

When you run the script in this manner, all the changes you make to env variables will remain after your exit the script.

8

and what is the output of "pwd" in the script?

9

the output of pwd is the changed directory only..

10

Thanks a LOT..it worked!! :slight_smile:

11

so everything works fine inside the script! after leaving the shell of your script you are bach in the old directory. to solve your problem follow the tips in post #7.

12

I did and it works.. Thanks for ur help Duke! :slight_smile:

13

post #11 was maybe a second to late :wink: