How can I determine the path to the folder where a script is running?
Well, we could have, except for one thing: the current directory of the script isn’t necessarily the same folder in which the script is running. After all, you can easily start a script in C:\\Scripts and then change the current directory to C:\\Test. For this column we wanted the name of the folder where the script resides.
How to change the Directory of a shell script?
Basically I need to run the script with paths related to the shell script file location, how can I change the current directory to the same directory as where the script file resides? The original post contains the solution (ignore the responses, they don’t add anything useful).
How to find which Directory the script is in?
An earlier comment on an answer said it, but it is easy to miss among all the other answers. This script should print the directory that you’re in, and then the directory the script is in. For example, when calling it from / with the script in /home/mez/, it outputs
What happens if I change the location of a script?
As an aside: Conversely, if a script changes the current location, the caller sees that too, after the script exits (see below for details). If you do not see this behavior, the implication is that some behind-the-scenes code is changing the current location. The only way I can realistically see this happen is in the following scenarios:
How to run a script from any path in a terminal?
As tripleee noted, once the command is installed in a directory on PATH, you no longer type ./script, but just script. This is exactly like you type ls and not /bin/ls, etc. Once the program is installed in a directory on your PATH, it is (for many purposes) indistinguishable from a system-provided command.
Is there a way to find the path of a python script?
The documentation states that realpath will return the canonical path of the specified filename, eliminating any symbolic links encountered in the path, which sounds like it may be better than the solution I’ve been using. Regardless, as some are likely to point out, you cannot use __file__ from within IDLE / the interpreter.
Where do I put my scripts in Bash?
This way, there’s one place to look for the scripts you want to run. Add $HOME/bin to your PATH. I put mine at the front: PATH=”$HOME/bin:$PATH, but you could put it at the back if you prefer. Update your .profile or .bash_profile (or possibly .bashrc) file to set PATH. Beware of a continually growing PATH, though.