$0 Tweak Advice Request 1

[Michael42]

Hello,

From within a Bourne shell script called MyScript.sh, $0 returns the name for the currently executing script as: ./MyScript.sh

How can I just return the base name without the excess characters "./" and ".sh"?

I just want to return: MyScript


Thanks,

Michael42

 

[PHV]

Have you tried something like this ?
basename $0 .sh

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[Michael42]

PHV,

Thanks for the reply. My actual goal is to extract the name without the characters so as I can use it in many scripts for various .tmp, .out and .lst files created.

In most cases I will remove the files but in other cases I need the files to remain and being able to refer to the name as such standardizes all my scripts and meets the business requiremnts for the environment.

Any advice?

Thanks,

Michael42

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
myScriptName=`basename $0 .sh`

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[Michael42]

PHV,

Is basename a UNIX Bourne shell common value (like hostname)?



Thanks,

Michael42

 

[PHV]

basename and dirname are standard unix commands, like hostname.

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[stefanwagner]

... but separat binaries in /bin/ on my linux-system.

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[ericbrunson]

If you are using a ksh compatible shell like bash, you can use something like this:

charlie(~)$ zero=/now/is/the/time.sh
charlie(~)$ basename=${zero##*/}
charlie(~)$ echo $basename
time.sh
charlie(~)$ script=${basename%.*}
charlie(~)$ echo $script
time

 

[Michael42]

PHV,

>> myScriptName=`basename $0 .sh`

PHV I get it! It took me two days to grok this.

Nicely done sir.

Thanks,

Michael42