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From: pfalstad@phoenix.princeton.edu (Paul Falstad)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: using cd command in a file
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Date: 27 May 91 08:03:22 GMT
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rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) wrote:
>A two line script would do it.
>
>#!/bin/sh
>cd /me/A/B/C/D
>
>Then chmod +x scriptname.

This is a joke, right?

A C program will do it, using everyone's favorite ioctl (since tty
security is a hot topic these days):

#include <sys/ioctl.h>
main()
{
char *s="cd /me/A/B/C/D\n";

   while(*s)
      ioctl(0,TIOCSTI,s++);
}
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Paul Falstad                     | 10 PRINT "PRINCETON CS"
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