OT: bash question
Mike Wright
mike.wright at mailinator.com
Mon Jan 31 20:55:36 UTC 2011
Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:32:24 -0800,
> Mike Wright <mike.wright at mailinator.com> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Not sure where to find the answer to this question. Google wasn't
>> helpful. The users on this list are a great repository of knowledge so
>> I thought to try here.
>>
>> Is there a bash command that tells an executing script what *its* path
>> is? Not the path where the user is but where the script is. If not
>> that then a series of commands that yield the same result? Maybe some
>> way of using 'ps'?
>>
>> Has me stumped and my dog-eared "UNIX in a Nutshell" hasn't exposed the
>> goodies either ;)
>
> What is the high level purpose for wanting this information? There may be
> other ways to solve that problem.
Awesome, Bruno, thanks for responding.
I'm trying to create a self-contained app in that it is both a data
repository and also the location of its binary (BIN/runme, DATA/) so
that the application could be installed anywhere in user space and still
be able to find itself. A link in /usr/local/bin (wherever) would point
to the install location.
Ideas?
Mike
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