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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Bourne: $0 issues when sourcing files Post 302728413 by Vryali on Wednesday 7th of November 2012 07:24:33 PM
Old 11-07-2012
Bourne: $0 issues when sourcing files
Problem in simple script form:

File 1:
Code:
# cat test.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo "Running test.sh - \$0 is  $0"
echo "Sourcing test2.sh"
. ./test2.sh
exit

File 2 (Sourced file):
Code:
# cat test2.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo "Running test2.sh - \$0 is $0"
exit

Output:
Code:
# ./test.sh 
Running test.sh - $0 is  ./test.sh
Sourcing test2.sh
Running test2.sh - $0 is ./test.sh

In case it matters:
Code:
uname -a
SunOS a70sspalport001 5.10 Generic_147440-25 sun4v sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120

The problem is that when I'm sourcing another script, that script reports $0 as the name of the parent script. I've found many answers where $BASH_SOURCE is the answer, however bash is not a shell I can use (ksh is an option, however). If this simply isn't something I can do, that's fine, and once my stuff all hits production it won't actually be so important, but in final stages of QA it's becoming a hassle.

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I've had multiple edits, as I thought I had a working hack, but I was incorrect...
Last edited by Vryali; 11-07-2012 at 08:54 PM..
 

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