FCD(1)

NAME
fcdcmd, fcd - change client's current working directory in the FSP database

SYNOPSIS
fcdcmd path

fcd path

DESCRIPTION

If no paths are given, / is used as the current working directory. If path begins with a /, fcdcmd uses it as the current working directory. Otherwise, fcdcmd appends path to the end of the current working directory. In both cases, fcdcmd simplifies the new path and writes it to the stdout. In order for the effect of fcdcmd to be felt in subsequent FSP transactions, user needs to save the stdout output in the FSP_DIR variable. If the change is successful, fcdcmd will display the protection setting of the new working directory.

fcdcmd will perform csh file name globbing based on file and directory information obtained from the FSP database.

Since user's command shells generally cannot do the proper globbing for this program, it is recommended that user defines a shell alias or function to turn off command shell globbing before running this program. csh example:

alias fcd setenv FSP_DIR \`\(set noglob\; exec fcdcmd \!\*\)\`

ENVIRONMENT

The following variables associate this program with a FSP database:

FSP_HOST
    The name or internet number of the machine with the FSP server.

FSP_PORT
    The port number of the UDP socket used by the FSP server.

FSP_LOCALPORT
    The port number of the UDP socket used by FSP client utilities. The only reason to define this variable is to ensure mutual exclusion of client commands when none of the udp packet multiplexing mechanisms are enabled during compile time. You may pick any number not currently used for other purposes.

FSP_DIR
    The current working directory of the client in the FSP database. The root of the database is /.

FSP_TIMEOUT
    If this variable is set, it contains the timeout value. The default value is 4. No function if program was compiled without timeout code.

SEE ALSO
fcatcmd(1), fcdcmd(1), fgetcmd(1), fgrabcmd(1), flscmd(1), fmkdir(1), fprocmd(1), fput(1), frmcmd(1), frmdircmd(1), fver(1), fducmd(1), fhostcmd(1), fspd(1), fsp_prof(5), ffindcmd(1)

BUGS

If more than one path is given, only the first one will be used. The rest will be silently ignored.