From: Patrick Plattes <patrick@...>
Date: 2006-12-11T20:13:23+09:00
Subject: Re: Dir.chdir("..") versus `cd ..`

P�re No�l schrieb:
> i discovered this wornig that :
> 
> `cd ..` as no effect but :
> 
> Dir.chdir("..")
> 
> as the right effect, why isn't the first not working ?

maybe the first one creates a new environment and close it after the 
last backquotes, so you'll change the directory, but only in this 
created environment.

Dir.chdir changes the directory in the current environment.

correct me, if I'm wrong,
  patrick