Re: $0 variation questions

On 2011-01-30, Todd wrote:
Hi All,

In bash scripting is there a way to get

1) just the name of the script, no path, no variables?

echo ${0##*/}

and

2) the name and path of the script only (no variables)?

echo $0


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Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the GNU/Linux Shell (2009, Apress)
Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach (2005, Apress)
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