Thanks Allan Allan
and to the other guys, just thought the above looked funny :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allan Whiteford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "SLUG-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [Scottish] storing current directory > Allan, > > export AMB_TMP=`pwd` > > Note the use of back ticks, not normal quotes. > > Thanks, > > Allan > > Allan Bruce wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am modifying a script, and I need to be able to store the current > > directory, so I can come back to it. I tried > > > > export AMB_TMP=pwd > > > > but it doesnt work, AMB_TMP becomes 'pwd' rather than the current directory. > > How would I do this? > > Thanks > > Allan > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Scottish mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > > > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
