how to find Script file location inside script - Page 2 - Shell Programming and Scripting

reddymails · #8 03-14-2006

hi asami,
you can use driname command

path= `dirname $0`
echo $path

This will give you only the path of your script which is what you were looking for.

Nosferatu1979 · #9 03-14-2006

Asamy

have you tried with the command substition?

In your script try do insert this row

echo "We are in `pwd`"

I hope it is what you need.
^Nosfe^

asami · #10 03-14-2006

hey vino thnx man, u guided my thirsty soul. the following works for me

Code:

#!/bin/bash

base=${0%/*}
current=`pwd`

cd $base
echo "The Path is `pwd`"
cd $current

asami · #11 03-14-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddymails

hi asami,
you can use driname command

path= `dirname $0`
echo $path

This will give you only the path of your script which is what you were looking for.

Code:

using dirname
cur=`pwd`
path=`dirname $0`
cd $path
echo "`pwd`"
cd $cur

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