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

[Simon Waters <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nick Kew wrote:
> Yet another option: do it in a subshell:
>   ( cd otherdir && othercommand )

Assuming he wants to do something after changing back to the
original directory.

Otherwise when the shell script terminates the original
directory will be in effect, as a shell script doesn't generally
alter it's parent's environment, as Nick clearly knows.

x=`pwd` - runs a sub process when most shells have a perfectly
good built-in for the current directory ;-)

popd is neat, but maybe overkill if OLDPWD will do.

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