LINUX "CD" command does not work in shell script

Question

I made a shell script that I want wherever it is to go to a directory. For example if the shell is in Downloads I want it to go to Desktop create there a folder go to that folder and many other thing but CD command does not work.

#!/bin/bash
cd Desktop

It says so:

setup.sh: 2: cd: can't cd to Desktop

I there a way to use it, please help.

Exact duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4918249/cd-does-not-work-in-shell-script — Anderson Green, Sep 05 '12 at 16:11

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '12 at 17:09

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The 'cd' command is working great. It's telling you there's no 'Desktop' directory.

You need to provide a relative or absolute path to where that 'Desktop' directory is:

#!/bin/bash
cd ~/Desktop
cd /home/user/some/subdir/here/Desktop

answered Jul 23 '12 at 17:09

Trevoke

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 23 '12 at 17:09

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Use an absolute path or, even better, an environment variable.

cd ~/Desktop

answered Jul 23 '12 at 17:09

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LINUX "CD" command does not work in shell script

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