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get absolute path of file's directory

Worrisome Wolverine answered on June 16, 2022 Popularity 8/10 Helpfulness 1/10

answer get absolute path of file's directory

get absolute path of file's directory

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#!/usr/bin/sh
get_script_dir () {
     SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
     # While $SOURCE is a symlink, resolve it
     while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do
          DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
          SOURCE="$( readlink "$SOURCE" )"
          # If $SOURCE was a relative symlink (so no "/" as prefix, need to resolve it relative to the symlink base directory
          [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE"
     done
     DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
     echo "$DIR"
}
echo "$(get_script_dir)"

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