On Monday 19 June 2006 03:43, Erik Steffl wrote: > Paolo Pantaleo wrote: > > 2006/6/18, Paolo Pantaleo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> I have a script in something like > >> > >> /media/sda1/backup/script.sh > >> > >> since sda1 could be also sda2 or anything, I want to determintate > >> at run-time what is the directory in which the script is located, > >> how can I do? > >> > >> pwd doesn't work, since I cuold call the script from some other > >> direcotry > >> > >> Thnx > >> PAolo > >> > >> -- > >> if you have a minute to spend please visit my photogrphy site: > >> http://mypic.co.nr > > > > $0 is just the command line... maybe `pwd` + $0 could do the > > work... but not if the scipt is in the PATH... > > > > I can't use udev... but maybe I'll read something about it > > > > Well for now I will assume that the script is launched only from > > the directory in which it is located... it seems the easyer way. > > I don't think you can reliably figure out where the script was > loaded from, after all it didn't even had to be loaded from file > system.
I can't find it now, but I did have a routine that would use $0 and `pwd` and put them together to find a script's directory. I didn't just concatenate, I also scanned the start of $0 for "../" instances and used them to remove the last level or levels of the working directory, then concatenated them. If I can find it, I'll post it. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
