path¶

Source: src/path.sh

Resolve the directory containing the calling script, regardless of how it was invoked (executed or sourced, symlinked or direct).

get-scriptpath¶

Print the absolute, symlink-resolved path to the directory containing the calling script.

. just-bashit/src/path.sh

# In your own script:
SCRIPTDIR=$(get-scriptpath)
. "${SCRIPTDIR}/helpers.sh"

Usage¶

Usage: get-scriptpath [-h]

  Print path to calling script location.

Options:
  -h     Show this message and exit.

Note

Copy this function verbatim into your own script rather than sourcing it from an external library — that way BASH_SOURCE[0] resolves to your script's path, not the library's.

set-scriptpath¶

Set the SCRIPTPATH environment variable to the calling script's directory. Must be called via eval so the export propagates to the calling environment.

. just-bashit/src/path.sh

eval $(set-scriptpath)
echo "${SCRIPTPATH}"  # /absolute/path/to/your/script/dir

Usage¶

Usage: eval $(set-scriptpath) | set-scriptpath [-h]

  Set SCRIPTPATH to path to calling script location.

Options:
  -h     Show this message and exit.

Warning

You must use eval $(set-scriptpath) — calling it without eval prints the export statement but does not apply it to the current shell.