Using PWD

[linda w]

the 3rd example works with dirname $0 as well.

In your 2nd example there is no script that is running.  The
commands in the script are read as though you typed them in from
the terminal -- which means there is no "scriptname" to find
the name of.

You could check if $0 is equal to a shell name and give an error,
but source <command_list> isn't equivalent to calling a shell
script.

Sorry don't have any better answers for #2...
-linda


Arthur Schwarz wrote:

>I'm trying to find the directory of an executing bash script and am having
>very limited success. For example(s):
>
>1. <path>/script.sh
>2. source <path>/script.sh
>3. bash <path>/script.sh
>
>I can find the correct <path> only for the first example (dirname $0). PWD
>(of course) only works when <path> == ./. The other two cases I can't seem
>to get to work. Any idea how to get the <path> in examples 2 and 3?
>
>
>  
>


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