How to get the path of the batch script in Windows?

Question

I know that %0 contains the full path of the batch script, e.g. c:\\path\\to\\my\\file\\abc.bat

I would path to be equal to

Answer 1

I am working on a Windows 7 machine and I have ended up using the lines below to get the absolute folder path for my bash script.

I got to this solution after looking at http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/bash-parameter-expansion.

#Get the full aboslute filename.
filename=$0
#Remove everything after \. An extra \ seems to be necessary to escape something...
folder="${filename%\\*}"
#Echo...
echo $filename
echo $folder