Change directory and execute file in one command

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Bryan Wolfford picture Bryan Wolfford · Nov 29, 2012 · Viewed 29.5k times · Source

When I want to execute a file, it seems that I always have to first 'cd' into that file's directory before executing it, unless it fails on a can't-find-my-dataz type error.

How can I get around typing two commands to just execute a program?

Example: 

cd /usr/local/bin/minecraft/
java -Xms512M -Xmx2048M -jar minecraft.jar

How can I make that into one line, so as I can put it as my Exec=_ line when creating a custom launcher in Gnome3?

Answer

Raber picture Raber · Nov 29, 2012

cd /usr/local/bin/minecraft/ && java -Xms512M -Xmx2048M -jar minecraft.jar should do it

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