#cd #cli #unix #mkdir #mixed #together #process

app mkcd

if mkdir and cd were mixed together

8 releases (4 breaking)

0.8.6 Feb 1, 2023
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#204 in Unix APIs

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mkcd

A cli that does not work;

It does not work because of the way that unix handles processes. When you invoke a command in the CLI, the process that handled that prompt (be it cd or echo)

┌─────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌─────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ shell ├──►│ fork() ├────┬───►│ shell │◄──────────────────────── mkcd canot access this │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────▲────┘ └──────────┘ │ └─────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ┌────────────────┐ ┌─────────────┐ ┌────────┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────► copy of shell ├────►│ exec(mkcd) ├─────► mkcd │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └────────────────┘ └─────────────┘ └─────┬──┘ │ │ │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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