cd into directory in while loop doesn't work

Question

I've the following script:

#!/bin/bash

ls -1 | while read d
do 
    [[ -f "$d" ]] && continue
    echo $d
    cd $d
done

Problem is that each cd says "[path]: No such file or directory", why? Folder exists because I list it ...

Answer 1

I see two problems in your code:

1. You do not test for directories.
2. Once you cd in the dir, you stay there.

Please try this:

#!/bin/bash

ls -1 | while read d
do 
    test -d "$d" || continue
    echo $d
    (cd $d ; echo "In ${PWD}")
done