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From: rouben@math13.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Help with this script
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.181929.6808@umbc3.umbc.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 18:19:29 GMT
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In article <1991Apr9.164257.9128@agate.berkeley.edu> danabu@garnet.berkeley.edu (Daniel N. Abushanab) writes:
 >
 >Hi,
 >I'm trying to write a script to emulate the DOS Norton Utilities "ncd" 
 >command.  It should scan a directory tree file, find a directory that
 >matches a pattern inputted by the user, then exit.  The following shell
 >accomplishes that job.  Unfortunately, when the shell is exited it
 >returns the user to the directory from which it was called.  Does anyone
 >have any idea about how to fix this?  Any help is appreciated, please 
 >respond by e-mail and I will post solution here.
 >
 >[Shell script deleted]:
 >

Try

cd `find . -name 'pattern' -type d -print'`

where "pattern" is a directory name, possibly incuding wildcards.

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