Revision: 733
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=administration&revision=733
Author: iank
Date: 2024-01-03 05:17:27 -0500 (Wed, 03 Jan 2024)
Log Message:
-----------
add useful code snippet
Modified Paths:
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trunk/sviki/fsf/bash-style-guide.mdwn
Modified: trunk/sviki/fsf/bash-style-guide.mdwn
===================================================================
--- trunk/sviki/fsf/bash-style-guide.mdwn 2024-01-03 10:17:23 UTC (rev
732)
+++ trunk/sviki/fsf/bash-style-guide.mdwn 2024-01-03 10:17:27 UTC (rev
733)
@@ -530,3 +530,12 @@
```
\[[ $EUID == 0 ]] || exec sudo -E "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" "$@"
```
+
+cd to the directory of the script file. For example, if data files are
+stored in that directory.
+
+```
+this_file="$(readlink -f -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+readonly this_file this_dir="${this_file%/*}"
+cd "$this_dir"
+```
