alec1976nyc <Alec> writes: Alec> I have the following script: Alec> ----------------------------- Alec> #!/bin/bash Alec> echo $PWD Alec> ----------------------------- Alec> and I try to run it with Alec> Alec> env PWD=/bin script Alec> Alec> but it always prints the correct working directory instead of "/bin". Alec> Why?
Because $PWD is a magic variable that's defined to work that way. This is described in bash(1) under "Shell Variables". I'm not sure what you're actually trying to do; running (cd /bin; ./script) (with the parentheses) might be closer to what you want. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell
