Re: [LUG] remember current directory, change, cahnge back

[Tom Salmon <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adrian Midgley wrote:
> I want a shell script to leave the shell in the current directory after it 
> finishes, but in between I want it to cd to a directory, execute this and 
> that there, then cd back.
>
> How do I get and then return the initial working directory?

Using BASH:


To store current directory
pushd $PWD

To get back:
popd

--
Tom Salmon



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