Upstart: chdir stanza VS cd command

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In Upstart script I can use chdir stanza to set the working directory. Also I can just execute a normal cd command inside my script section.

What is the difference between this two approaches? When and why I should use each of them?

vbo

Posted 2014-01-17T16:04:44.133

Reputation: 131

Answers

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In Upstart, you can have more than just one type of script. For example you can have pre/post start and pre/post stop scripts as well. The chdir stanza sets a default directory for ALL scripts. The cd command will only change the working directory within the scope of the current script.

Brian.D.Myers

Posted 2014-01-17T16:04:44.133

Reputation: 321

Sounds good. That's all? – vbo – 2014-01-21T22:20:15.597

That's all I know of. I'm fairly new to Upstart myself. Maybe someone else knows more. – Brian.D.Myers – 2014-01-21T22:21:22.030