Pen Truth Contributor
Do you remember? I don’t know how many remember just where this recession began. This recession began in the commercial lending market, otherwise known as “Commercial Paper.” You may scratch your head and ask; “‘What’s Commercial Paper?” Well, I’m glad you asked. ”
In the last post “Living With Linux – Scripting For Files And Folders,” I described how to write a simple script for checking if a directory/folder existed and if not, create it. This is fine, but what if you needed to run a script within that folder from the command line and you didn’t want to have to go to that directory or enter the path every time you ran the script? As I searched the internet for advice on making to path permanent, but had no immediate success.
One of the things about a Linux system is how easy it is to create and run Shell Scripts, finding good examples on the net isn’t. I needed a way to check if a directory exists before trying to create it and do work within that new directory. There are a lot of on-line communities dedicated to Linux topics. The trouble is that there is a lot of confusing advice. I believe the reason is that there are a lot of well meaning but inexperienced users on those sites giving out advice.
As a “Newbie” to Linux, I am still learning new things. As I work my way through the forest of information, blazing a trail towards Android Development, I will begin posting my successes and tips on my failures for those brave souls that follow.
