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using xargs to cd to a directory
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Mar 15, 202621205 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
Feeling like an idiot right now. Why does this not work?
Error Output
echo "/some/directory/path" | xargs -n1 cd
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Fix for: using xargs to cd to a directory
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The pipe runs xargs in a subprocess, and xargs runs cd in a subprocess. Changes in a subprocess do not get propagated to the parent process.
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