cd command in a batch file

[Ant2ne]

I find myself working alot in a directory deep in the system. Instead of typing

cd /home/ant2ne/Folder1/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/

I would like to create a batch file so named tcd I just gotta type tcd and it executes the above line and have it put me in that directory to make adjustments and such. But executing the above line in the batch file doesn't actually change the directory. What gives?

[mfburgo]

Re: cd command in a batch file

Actually, it does change the directory as long as you are in the script.

You should look at alias.

Mark

[Ant2ne]

Re: cd command in a batch file

ok, alias is cool

alias tcd=cd'cd /home/ant2ne/Folder1/Folder2/Folder3/Folder4/'

this allows me to type tcd in terminal and it changes the directory. But if I try to use tcd in the batch file it fails.

Basically I want a short word command (batch file) to change what ever directory is current to the Folder4 directory. Then, still in the batch, I want it to execute a command or two before dumping me back to a command prompt. When I'm dumped back to the prompt I want to be in Folder4. Any advice? I'm pretty new at this batch file creation.

[penguin.ch]

Re: cd command in a batch file

http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...ect_03_02.html

[Ant2ne]

Re: cd command in a batch file

Interesting and informative link. But I don't see how it applies to my particular problem of changing the directory and leaving me there. Could you maybe put it into context.

An additional question. In my batch file I want it to execute a few different programs. But it doesn't want to execute the next one, until the first one finishes and closes. How do I get it to go to the next step without completing the first step?

[Earthwings]

Re: cd command in a batch file

Interesting and informative link. But I don't see how it applies to my particular problem of changing the directory and leaving me there. Could you maybe put it into context.

If you execute a script it is run in a subshell and doesn't affect the current environment. You can run

source /your/script

to execute it in the current environment. Create a script test.sh

exit 0

and run it as a) ./test.sh and b) source ./test.sh to see the difference - be warned that the second call will log you out however...

An additional question. In my batch file I want it to execute a few different programs. But it doesn't want to execute the next one, until the first one finishes and closes. How do I get it to go to the next step without completing the first step?

You could execute it in the background:

/some/program -with -parameters &

(note the & in the end of the line)