bash question

[Asheville Joe]

Thanks.  I'll try that.

Joe

Robert Meyer wrote:

>Well, if you're using 'bash' add this to your .bashrc:
>
>tmp() {
>cd $HOME/tmp
>ls
>}
>
>Cheers!
>
>--- Asheville Joe <josephj at main.nc.us> wrote:
>  
>
>>I wrote the following script that does not work:
>>
>>#!/bin/bash
>># tmp - go to my tmp dir
>>cd ~/tmp
>>ls
>>
>>It goes to my tmp dir, lists the dir, but because it runs in a subshell 
>>that exits, I'm left in whatever directory I was in to start with.
>>
>>I tried running ". tmp" and that works as desired.
>>
>>Is there a way to do it so I don't have to type the dot each time?
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Joe
>>
>>-- 
>>I always wanted to be a procrastinator, never got around to it.
>>
>>
>>
>>    
>>
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