Trying to create:
alias mcd="mkdir $1; cd $1"
Getting:
$ mcd foo
usage: mkdir [-pv] [-m mode] directory ...
-bash: foo: command not found
What am I doing wrong?
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A:
turn it into a function:
function mcd()
{
test -e $1 || mkdir $1; cd $1;
}
just somebody
2009-11-30 18:29:36
Could have been a shell script too? Named as a file mcd with no extension? How is a function different or better?
talkaboutquality
2009-11-30 18:39:19
It wouldn't work as a shell script, because the script would run in a subshell. In order for the cd to have the intended effect, it has to run in the caller's shell, not a subshell.
Gordon Davisson
2009-11-30 18:45:03