Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:32:24 -0800, > Mike Wright <mike.wright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines