Shell script current directory?

Question

What is current directory of shell script? I this current directory from which I called it? Or this directory where script located?

Answer 1

As already mentioned, the location will be where the script was called from. If you wish to have the script reference it's installed location, it's quite simple. Below is a snippet that will print the PWD and the installed directory:

    #!/bin/bash
    echo "Script executed from: ${PWD}"

    BASEDIR=$(dirname $0)
    echo "Script location: ${BASEDIR}"

Answer 2

You could do this yourself by checking the output from pwd when running it. This will print the directory you are currently in. Not the script.

If your script does not switch directories, it'll print the directory you ran it from.

Answer 3

The current(initial) directory of shell script is the directory from which you have called the script.

Answer 4

Most answers get you the current path and are context sensitive. In order to run your script from any directory, use the below snippet.

DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"

By switching directories in a subshell, we can then call pwd and get the correct path of the script regardless of context.

You can then use $DIR as "$DIR/path/to/file"

Answer 5

To print the current working Directory i.e. pwd just type command like:

echo "the PWD is : ${pwd}"