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Alan Gagne

Monday, 31 January 2011 Mon, 31 Jan '11

3:06 p.m.

You could try echo $0 from inside you script.

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Mike Wright

Monday, 31 January Mon, 31 Jan

3:12 p.m.

Alan J. Gagne wrote:

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You could try echo $0 from inside you script.

Thanks Alan. My mistake. I forgot to say that the file was invoked from a link. Your proposed solution shows the link's location. I have to discover the target of the link. Ever onward!

Franta Hanzlík

3:16 p.m.

Mike Wright wrote:

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Alan J. Gagne wrote: > You could try echo $0 from inside you script. Thanks Alan. My mistake. I forgot to say that the file was invoked from a link. Your proposed solution shows the link's location. I have to discover the target of the link. Ever onward!

/bin/readlink from coreutils

Mike Wright

3:22 p.m.

Frantisek Hanzlik wrote:

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Mike Wright wrote: > Alan J. Gagne wrote: >> You could try echo $0 from inside you script. > Thanks Alan. > > My mistake. I forgot to say that the file was invoked from a link. > Your proposed solution shows the link's location. I have to discover > the target of the link. > > Ever onward! /bin/readlink from coreutils

You are the man! Woooo Hoooo, that was the solution. I knew this list had the masters... :D

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