Jan Mason wrote:
> In test case 1, when a "~" is passed in as a parameter it is substituted
> for $HOME and the script works.
>
> In test case 2, when no parameter is passed and the "~" is assigned to
> the var $directory using the read command, $HOME is not substituted for
> "~" and the script does not work.
>
> How do I get test case 2 to work?
>
> bash shell script named green:
>
> directory=$1
> if [[ $directory = "" ]]
> then
> echo -n "prompt for dir: "
> read directory
> fi
> echo "dir = "$directory
> pwd
> cd $directory
> pwd
>
> Test case 1 output:
>
> $ green ~
> dir = /home/jan
> /home/jan/bin
> /home/jan
>
> Test case 2 output:
>
> $ green
> prompt for dir: ~
> dir = ~
> /home/jan/bin
> /home/jan/bin/green: cd: ~: No such file or directory
> /home/jan/bin
>
Perhaps I'm wrong, but shouldn't it be ~/ ?
Gnorb
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