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Re: Switching Directories Internally
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: Switching Directories Internally |
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Wed, 28 Nov 2001 08:38:58 -0500 |
> When switching a directory within a script, is it possible to change
> the default directory where the script was executed to arrive at
> another directory when the script ends, without using the period or
> source before the executing script at the command-line?
If you're asking whether a script can change its parent's current
working directory, the answer is no.
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