On Fri, Dec 30, 2011, Gary Kline wrote: >if i put in a > > chdir(VBCPATH) before my speech stuff, how long will the chdir() > let me remain in that directory? my directory for my tts gtk > application is hidden away in ~/.VBC for now, and the binary > has to be in that directory. all of the text files are > there.
On any *nix system the chdir is in effect for the duration of the script that did it, and for any processes spawned by that script. Bill -- INTERNET: b...@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 Whenever a people entrust the defence of their country to a regular, standing army, composed of mercenaries, the power of that country will remain under the direction of the most wealthy citizens. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
