How do I save the directory where I'm working on a variable? p.e. linux:/home/valida/pruebas/aaaa >pwd /home/valida/pruebas/aaaa I make the following pwd > work set work_dir = 'cut -c1-40 work` echo $work_dir and I output /home/valida/pruebas/aaaa How can I make it easier? "La experiencia es algo maravilloso. Nos permite reconocer un error cada vez que lo volvemos a cometer.", Franklin P. Jones

First, based on your syntax, I'm assuming you are using the "C" shell. Also, I don't understand what you are cutting, but you probably have a reason. Second, I see no reason to redirect the pwd output to a file. Use command substituition and a pipe: #!/usr/bin/csh set work = `pwd` set workdir = `echo "$work"|cut -c1-40` echo $workdir #or even more simple: set workdir = `pwd|cut -c1-40` echo $workdir