Bash script change directories on exit and move you there

maggie · 2014-08-14 07:58:19

How can I make my bash script change directories so that when it exits, I will be in that directory?

Let's say I start in my home dir and run this simple one:

#!/bin/bash
echo hello world
if [ -d ~/world ]; then
cd ~/world
exit 0
else
echo error
exit 1
fi

When it exits, I am still in my home dir, not ~/world.

jasonwryan · 2014-08-14 08:01:46

See Gilles' answer here: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions … mmatically

Slithery · 2014-08-16 18:34:53

What problem are you actually trying to solve?

Do you really need a script to be able to change the directory or are you just trying to create a shortcut that will change directory for you.
If it's the later then bash has built in support for this sort of thing.

Last edited by Slithery (2014-08-16 18:35:09)

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#1 2014-08-14 07:58:19

Bash script change directories on exit and move you there

#2 2014-08-14 08:01:46

Re: Bash script change directories on exit and move you there

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Re: Bash script change directories on exit and move you there

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