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# 8  
Old 03-14-2006
Use command dirname
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.
# 9  
Old 03-14-2006
Maybe I did not understand
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^
# 10  
Old 03-15-2006
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

# 11  
Old 03-15-2006
using dirname
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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