cd is a built-in shell command, you can’t set it as the command to run. You have to use: docker exec -i compassionate_mclean bash -c “cd /root/python && python myscript.py” If you want to see the output make sure to add the -i flag as shown above. In this case however, you can simply run … Read more
You use pipe in cases where the command expects parameters from the standard input. ( More on this ). With cd command that is not the case. The directory is the command argument. In such case, you can use command substitution. Use backticks or $(…) to evaluate the command, store it into variable.. path=`which oracle` … Read more
The correct way to change directories is actually with process.chdir(directory). Here’s an example from the documentation: console.log(‘Starting directory: ‘ + process.cwd()); try { process.chdir(‘/tmp’); console.log(‘New directory: ‘ + process.cwd()); } catch (err) { console.log(‘chdir: ‘ + err); } This is also testable in the Node.js REPL: [monitor@s2 ~]$ node > process.cwd() ‘/home/monitor’ > process.chdir(‘../’); undefined … Read more
To change into another directory use WORKDIR. All the RUN, CMD and ENTRYPOINT commands after WORKDIR will be executed from that directory. RUN git clone XYZ WORKDIR “/XYZ” RUN make
You can change the working directory with: import os os.chdir(path) There are two best practices to follow when using this method: Catch the exception (WindowsError, OSError) on invalid path. If the exception is thrown, do not perform any recursive operations, especially destructive ones. They will operate on the old path and not the new one. … Read more