Shell Script to change to another directory using variables in the script

Question

I am trying to write a simple shell script where on running this script it should change to another directory. I want to make it by allocating a variable to the path. vi loc_change

#!/bin/bash
change= "/home/oracle/Public"
cd $change
echo "directory changed"

after doing this I have changed the permissions chmod 777 loc_change and executing this source ./loc_change after executing this I am getting following error.

./loc_change: line 2: /home/oracle/Public: is a directory
directory changed

I have seen this type of decleration in tldp. I am very new to Shell scripting.

Don't put a space between the = and the quotation mark

Anya Shenanigans
– Anya Shenanigans

2014-01-07 08:49:07 +00:00
Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 8:49 — Anya Shenanigans
– Anya Shenanigans, Commented Jan 7, 2014 at 8:49

Ranjithkumar T · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-07 12:33:20Z

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#!/bin/bash
change="/home/oracle/Public"

remove the space

try,

 #!/bin/bash
 change="/rooot"
 cd $change > /dev/null > 2&>1
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]
 then
 echo "Directory Changed"
 else
 echo "Directory Not changed"
 fi

edited Jan 7, 2014 at 12:33

Ranjithkumar T

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answered Jan 7, 2014 at 8:49

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3 Comments

temp Over a year ago

haha yeah but I am getting error will do it once I reach minimum time

Ranjithkumar T Over a year ago

we can use like "#!/bin/bash change="/rooot" cd $change > /dev/null > 2&>1 if [ $? -eq 0 ] then echo "Directory Changed" else echo "Directory Not changed" fi"

atupal Over a year ago

@RanjithkumarT yep, nice improvements. :).

Vamsi Krishna · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-07 08:52:14Z

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There should be no space.

#!/bin/bash
    change="/home/oracle/Public"
    cd $change
    echo "directory changed"

answered Jan 7, 2014 at 8:52

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