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Old 01-05-2008, 05:12 AM   #1
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shell:about $0

I know $0 means shell script name ,but how to just show script itself,not /xxx/.../scriptname. Thanks in advance
 
Old 01-05-2008, 05:13 AM   #2
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Code:
basename $0
See man basename for details.

Edit: without invoking an external command, you can also do
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echo "${0##*/}"
this remove from $0 the longest part of the pattern */ (any sequence of characters followed by a slash) from the beginning of the string.
Last edited by colucix; 01-05-2008 at 05:31 AM.
 
Old 01-05-2008, 05:25 AM   #3
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Code:
basename $0
See man basename for details.
Thank you!
 
Old 01-05-2008, 05:39 AM   #4
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You're welcome! I edited my post before seeing your reply... I posted a little add-on.
 
  


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