Get the directory of the currently running script

# $0 gives the relative path the script was invoked with, so: # ./script.sh gives ./script.sh # ~/script.sh gives /home/user/script.sh # # $(pwd) prints the working directory, not the script file location # # `which $0` is a special use to get the full path and name of the script # Called this way, which does not do its normal search of $PATH # # Enclose in double quotes to account for folders with spaces in them RUNDIR=$(dirname "$(which "$0")")