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From: ken@racerx.UUCP (Ken Hardy)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Help with this script
Message-ID: <560@racerx.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 91 21:53:33 GMT
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>How about:
>
>	cd `find . -name <argument> -type d -print`

If 'find' finds more than one directory that matches the pattern, you're in trouble.
How about:
	cd `find . -name <argument> -type d -print | head -1`
  or
	cd `find . -name <argument> -type d -print | tail -1`
	

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