Jeff, To cut down on typing go to the folder that you want to be in and Make a Alias.
On Mar 17, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > I was looking for a way to cut down on my typing. Some times the changing of > directories can get quite tedious with a large directory structure of a > website. I've solved it now and will begin making additional shortcuts. > Jeff > > On 2011-03-17, at 12:57 PM, louie wrote: > >> Jeff, >> While in the finder press shift + command + g. Then type in the path you >> want to go to. >> >> On Mar 17, 2011, at 9:42 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >> >>> The entire point of the script is to dump me there so I can continue on >>> doing stuff. >>> >>> I have done some searching on the internet and found a way to make this >>> happen. >>> >>> I was running my script with the following line: >>> >>> sh websites (websites being the filename) >>> >>> If I run it with the following command, it leaves me there when done: >>> >>> . websites (a dot before the name | websites still being the filename) >>> >>> Sometimes you just have to stumble on to an answer to figure it out. >>> >>> Thanks all for reading through. >>> >>> Jeff >>> >>> On 2011-03-17, at 12:35 PM, louie wrote: >>> >>>> You will be in /webserver/documents as long as the script is running. >>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 9:17 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >>>> >>>>> As said, I created the file. I chmod 755 so it is executable. I have >>>>> added an echo line which tells me the script is executing fine. However, >>>>> when the script is over I am left in the same directory - my ~jeff >>>>> directory. Is there a reason why a script could not change to the >>>>> mentioned directory? >>>>> >>>>> Thx, >>>>> Jeff >>>>> >>>>> On 2011-03-17, at 12:11 PM, louie wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Jeff, >>>>>>> cd /library/webserver/documents >>>>>> runs fine in terminal. >>>>>> Give us a bit more details. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 17, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm trying to create a unix executable file to change to a commonly >>>>>>> used directory on my computer. I can't, however, get it to run. Can >>>>>>> anybody assist? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have created a file that contains: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ****** >>>>>>> #/bin/bash >>>>>>> cd /library/webserver/documents >>>>>>> ***** >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have also tried creating it without the #!/bin/bash line at the top. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have done a chmod 755 on the file but, I cannot get it to run. Are >>>>>>> there any steps I am missing? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thx, >>>>>>> Jeff >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> louie >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> louie >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> louie >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > louie [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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