[plug] Changing working directory from a bash script

[Matt Kemner]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, quoth Patrick Coleman:

> I realise that this seems pretty basic, but I'm trying to change the
> working directory from within a bash shell script and not having much
> luck.
>
> restore3:~ admin$ ./somescript.sh
> [script runs]
> restore3:/some/directory admin$

Don't execute the script (which spawns a subshell as you mentioned) but
instead "source" the script, so the commands are run in your current
shell.

You can use either "source" or "." for short

eg: restore3:~ admin$  . ./somescript.sh
or for the full command:
eg: restore3:~ admin$  source ./somescript.sh

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