finding the directory of a file

[mdraja]

Hi

Is there a way of outputting the directory of a file? Therefore, if I wanted to find out the directory of ../../test.sh, how could I get its directory without actually cd'ing to that directory and typing pwd?

 

[KenCunningham]

find is your friend for this.

 

[mdraja]

I can get find to display the location of the file from my current directory, but how can I display the full path of the file?

 

[theotyflos]

If you want the ABSOLUTE path, you can:

DIR=$(cd $(dirname $F); pwd -P)

$(...) works in ksh (enhanced `...`)

Theophilos