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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting how to get the scripts full dir path Post 302691905 by agama on Sunday 26th of August 2012 12:27:39 PM
Old 08-26-2012
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Originally Posted by pamu
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echo `pwd`

You assume that the script being executed is in the current working directory which it is likely not. Consider the typical case where the script (foo.sh) resides in /usr/local/bin and the user's current working directory is /tmp/wrk. Assuming that /usr/local/bin is in PATH, and the user types foo.sh at the command line, echo `pwd` returns the wrong answer as foo.sh doesn't reside in the current directory.
 

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PWD(1)							    BSD General Commands Manual 						    PWD(1)

NAME
pwd -- return working directory name SYNOPSIS
pwd [-LP] DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the standard output. Some shells may provide a builtin pwd command which is similar or identical to this utility. Consult the builtin(1) manual page. The options are as follows: -L Display the logical current working directory. -P Display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved). If no options are specified, the -P option is assumed. ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables used by pwd: PWD Logical current working directory. DIAGNOSTICS
The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. STANDARDS
The pwd utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1''). SEE ALSO
builtin(1), cd(1), csh(1), sh(1), getcwd(3) BUGS
In csh(1) the command dirs is always faster because it is built into that shell. However, it can give a different answer in the rare case that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after the shell descended into it. The -L option does not work unless the PWD environment variable is exported by the shell. BSD
February 4, 2002 BSD
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