passing string to sh source code block

passing string to sh source code block

[Daniel Herzig]

Hi!

I am trying to pass a path to an org-source-codeblock using the :var tag
in the header:

#+BEGIN_SRC sh :var directory="/x/y/z"
cd directory
ls
#+END_SRC

The output of the ls command shows that I obviously stay in the location
of my .org file (not "/x/y/z") -- is there a way to pass the path to the source
codeblock, without having to enter the path inside the block?

Any hint appreciated, thanks in advance,

cheers,
Daniel

Re: passing string to sh source code block

[Daniel Herzig]

Sorry, I found my mistake. I'll post it anyway, maybe it's of use to
someone.

My path contains spaces, so I had to change the code a bit (see below).

Daniel Herzig <daniel.herzig@outlook.at> writes:

> Hi!
>
> I am trying to pass a path to an org-source-codeblock using the :var tag
> in the header:
>
> #+BEGIN_SRC sh :var directory="/x/y/z"
> cd directory
> ls
> #+END_SRC

#+BEGIN_SRC sh :var directory="/x/y/z"
cd "$directory"
ls                             
#+END_SRC

Like this it works as needed.

> The output of the ls command shows that I obviously stay in the location
> of my .org file (not "/x/y/z") -- is there a way to pass the path to the source
> codeblock, without having to enter the path inside the block?
>
> Any hint appreciated, thanks in advance,
>
> cheers,
> Daniel