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Re: Running a script: How to reference the directory the script is located in.

jhagge@gmail.com

2006-10-24, 7:17 pm

> dir=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd)

That did the trick! Thanks Daniel, you rock.

Thanks to everyone else who chimed in as well, it has been a good
learning experience for me. I am currently reading up on shar files.