Re: Determinate the directory whithin a script

[Richard <richard.vd.veen@gmail.com>]

On 19/06/06, Paolo Pantaleo <paolopantaleo@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2006/6/18, Paolo Pantaleo <paolopantaleo@gmail.com>:
> > 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
> >
> > --
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> >
> $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.
>
> PAolo

Maybe this helps

if [ x_$0 =  x_script.sh ];
then
      backup_dir=`pwd`/
else
      backup_dir="`echo $0|sed 's/script.sh//'`"
fi

echo "$backup_dir is the backup-directory"