Frank Gruellich wrote: > * Anthony E. Caudel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 20. Sep 07: > >> Is there any way to make "pushd" and "popd" (Bash built-ins) silent? >> [snip] For example: >> >> OLD_VER=$(pushd /boot; ls kernel-* | sort | head -1; popd) >> echo $OLD_VER >> /boot ~ kernel-2.6.22-gentoo-r2 ~ >> > > For that exact example... why you bother at all? $( ) opens a subshell > and cd's in subshells don't interact with parent shell so you could > simply write: > > OLD_VER=$(cd /boot; ls kernel-* | sort | head -1) > > or > > OLD_VER=`cd /boot; ls kernel-* | sort | head -1` > > if you want to be more compatible. Or am I missing a point? > > HTH, kind regards, > Frank. > Thanks, Frank. That is the best solution.
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