I would like to extract the current path in a variable and use it later on in the script
Something like:
myvar = pwd
Later on:
cd myvar
But my bash skills have rusted over the years.
How would i go on about doing that?
+4
A:
Something like this should work:
myvar=`pwd`
# ...
cd $myvar
Lukáš Lalinský
2009-10-28 10:25:51
Since he explicitely asks about bash I'd use the alternate syntax: `$(pwd)` as it's easier to read in my opinion.
Joachim Sauer
2009-10-28 11:12:37
There is nothing bash-specific about `$(…)`; it can and arguably should be used in all instances
Cirno de Bergerac
2009-10-28 11:22:16
@sgm: I didn't know that. Indeed it seems POSIX already defines that, so even less reason to use the old backticks.
Joachim Sauer
2009-10-28 11:23:49
+6
A:
myvar="$PWD"
cd "$myvar"
(Quotes are necessary if your path contains whitespaces.)
digitalarbeiter
2009-10-28 10:25:55
+2
A:
Ind addition to the pwd command and the $PWD environment variable, I'd also suggest you look into pushd/popd:
/$ pushd /usr /usr / /usr$ pushd /var/log /var/log /usr / /var/log$ popd /usr / /usr$ popd / /$
Joachim Sauer
2009-10-28 11:11:53
Plus, check out the **cd -** command (with a dash/hyphen), and the **$OLDPWD** auto-variable.
NVRAM
2009-10-28 16:19:39