Re: small problem with BASH_SOURCE and PATH

[Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev]

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 8:40 PM Dennis Williamson <
dennistwilliamson@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2022, 12:57 PM Alex fxmbsw7 Ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> function absolutebasepath() {
>>
>> declare arg t=
>>
>> for arg; do
>> if [[ ${t:=$arg} != /* ]]; then
>> if [[ $t == */* ]]; then
>> r=$PWD/${t%/*}; else
>> r=$PWD/.; fi; else
>> r=${t%/*}; fi
>> absolutebasepath+=( "$r" )
>> done
>>
>> }
>>
>> i post this in hopes for others
>> it returns ( in an array ) its args as aboslute base paths
>> useful for 'where script is'
>>
>> absolutebasepath "$BASH_SOURCE"
>> printf 'script is in %s\n' "$absolutebasepath"
>>
>> ( multiple runs multiple elements )
>>
>> ${absolutebasepath[0]} is default and if ran multiple then [1] [2] etc
>>
>> ill hopefully code an assignments only variant and post it, maybe with
>> benchmarks
>>
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> http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/028
>

err from the page

bash stup ; cat stup
stup: line 1: cd: stup/: Not a directory
/root
cd "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}/"
pwd

besides, this page sadly is not more than invalid just like the others

wait for mine

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> Also please learn to properly indent your code.
>
i do so, this is new style, too bad indent means tab to you

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> And while many people put then at the end of the if line, you should put
> else at the beginning of a line or on a line by itself. And fi should be on
> a line by itself.
>
> Putting ${t:=$arg} inside an if is bad practice.
>
what the nonsense