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Why external cd?

 
Michael Acosta_1
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‎12-18-2001 02:55 AM

‎12-18-2001 02:55 AM

Why external cd?


Why is there a "/usr/bin/cd" ?
All it does is exec cd, evidently from within the shell. So if one were to enter "/usr/bin/cd", they would change directory, but then lose their shell since it's exec'd... This just plain boggles me.

Any ideas?
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Michael Acosta_1
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‎12-18-2001 03:12 AM

‎12-18-2001 03:12 AM

Re: Why external cd?


Geez, what a doofus - I violated the First Unoffical Rule of Unix. The second is "Check the FURU"...

http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x03eaf715edc6d5118ff10090279cd0f9,00.html
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Thierry Poels_1
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‎12-18-2001 04:20 AM

‎12-18-2001 04:20 AM

Re: Why external cd?

pitty you cannot reward yourself some points ;-)
All unix flavours are exactly the same . . . . . . . . . . for end users anyway.
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