How do I find the directory of a script?

How do I find the directory of a script?

A One Liner to Get the Script Directory We can use the following approach: Get the script directory (relative to the current directory) cd into the directory. Use pwd to get the absolute path.

What is Readlink?

readlink command in Linux is used to print resolved symbolic links or canonical file names. In simple words whenever we have a symbolic link and we want to know what path it represents. Then, in that case, the readlink command comes into play to show the actual path of the symbolic link.

What does the function Readlink do?

The readlink() function shall place the contents of the symbolic link referred to by path in the buffer buf which has size bufsize. If the number of bytes in the symbolic link is less than bufsize, the contents of the remainder of buf are unspecified.

Why is there no such file or directory?

No such file or directory error? 1 Use absolute, not relative paths. One common reason for these kinds of errors is that your working directory settings might be different on PythonAnywhere from your own machine. 2 Tip: __file__ for cross-platform scripts. 3 Another possibility: case-sensitivity.

Why do I get No such file in C + +?

Now if you compile the source myfile.cpp from the src directory, you will get the “No such file or directory” error message. The C++ compiler knows nothing about the directory structures of your project, and won’t look in the inc directory for the header. You need to tell it to look there somehow.

Why does GCC say no such file or directory?

This article looked at the “No such file or directory” message of the GCC C++ compiler. If you get this message you should: Remember that the compiler is always right in situations like this. Look very closely at the file name to make sure it is correct. Avoid naming file using mixed-case or special characters.

Why is there no file or directory in Ubuntu?

The file exists but is a dangling symbolic link. The file exists (e.g. file command works), making for a puzzling error message. This may mean there’s a problem with the loader. An executable’s loader does not exist. You can check this using the file command and see if the loader does exist.