05-10-2012
To repeat:
$0 is whatever name the script happened to be run by -- it could be an absolute path, could be a relative path, or might have no path at all! You can't depend on it containing the path you want.
Generally, executables in UNIX are not kept in the same place as their data. Files are organized by function. Better to have a separate location which you know, instead of trying to infer one somehow.
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init-checkconf
init-checkconf(8) System Manager's Manual init-checkconf(8)
NAME
init-checkconf - manual page for init-checkconf
SYNOPSIS
init-checkconf [OPTIONS] file
init-checkconf [OPTIONS] -f file
DESCRIPTION
Determine if specified Upstart init(8) job configuration file is valid.
By default, two checks are performed:
o Ensure Upstart can parse overall file successfully
o Ensure all script sections are parseable by shell
OPTIONS
-d , --debug
Show some debug output.
-f file , --file=file
Specify job configuration file to check.
-i path , --initctl-path=path
Specify path to initctl(8) binary.
-s , --noscript
Do not check script sections.
-x path , --upstart-path=path
Specify path to init(8) binary.
-h , --help
Display usage statement.
AUTHOR
Written by James Hunt <james.hunt@ubuntu.com>
LIMITATIONS
o This program will not run as the root user.
o It is not possible for a user to run multiple simultaneous instances of this program.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at <https://launchpad.net/upstart/+bugs>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Canonical Ltd.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
LAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
sh(1) init(5) init(8)
Upstart 2011-04-06 init-checkconf(8)