How to get shell to self-detect using zsh or bash

Question

I\'ve a question on how to tell which shell the user is using. Suppose a script that if the user is using zsh, then put PATH to his .zshrc and if using bash sho

Answer 1

Here is how I am doing it based on a previous answer from Gilles :

if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  SHELL_PROFILE="$HOME/.zprofile"
else
  SHELL_PROFILE="$HOME/.bash_profile"
fi
echo "export VAR1=whatever" >> $SHELL_PROFILE
echo "INFO: Refreshing your shell profile: $SHELL_PROFILE"
if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  exec zsh --login
else
  source $SHELL_PROFILE
fi