Andreas Schwab wrote:
> Bob Proulx writes:
> > Since $PWD is a bash specific feature
>
> It isn't.
>
> > would still tend to use $(pwd) because that works both in bash and in
> > POSIX shells (would be okay with #!/bin/sh).
>
> $PWD works in every POSIX shell.
Oh! I had it in my head that it w
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
> Since $PWD is a bash specific feature
It isn't.
> would still tend to use $(pwd) because that works both in bash and in
> POSIX shells (would be okay with #!/bin/sh).
$PWD works in every POSIX shell.
Andreas.
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Mike Stroyan wrote:
> 龙海涛 wrote:
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > test=$(pwd)
> > > echo $test
>
> By the way, the variable "$PWD" has the same current directory value
> as "$(pwd)" .
Yes, you have a point, but... Even though this is a bash list I still
prefer to use standard constructs when poss
On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 03:33:25PM +0800, Tatavarty Kalyan wrote:
> if you use "$PWD" variable the assignment seems redundant too:)
Assigning the value of "$PWD" can be useful for remembering a directory
before using cd to change the directory. That leads into the next
question about directory t
if you use "$PWD" variable the assignment seems redundant too:)
On 11/14/07, Mike Stroyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 01:11:12PM +0800, 龙海涛 wrote:
> > it works.
> > 3x very much.
> >
> > On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 21:51 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> >
> > > 龙海涛 wrote:
> > > > i
On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 01:11:12PM +0800, 龙海涛 wrote:
> it works.
> 3x very much.
>
> On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 21:51 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> > 龙海涛 wrote:
> > > i want to store the current working dir to a variable, i write
> >
> > The most common way to save the present working directory to a
>
it works.
3x very much.
On Tue, 2007-11-13 at 21:51 -0700, Bob Proulx wrote:
> 龙海涛 wrote:
> > i want to store the current working dir to a variable, i write
>
> The most common way to save the present working directory to a
> variable would be to use the $(...) form.
>
> test=$(pwd)
> echo
龙海涛 wrote:
> i want to store the current working dir to a variable, i write
The most common way to save the present working directory to a
variable would be to use the $(...) form.
test=$(pwd)
echo $test
Try that.
Bob
sorry for my simple problem.
i want to store the current working dir to a variable, i write
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pwd | read test
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and i test the variable:
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echo $test
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but the $test is empty.
did i make any stupid mistake?
3x for your atten
