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Problem

Often you want to set the working directory for a bash script to the folder that the bash script is located in.

Solution

Add the following line at the beginning of your script:

#!/bin/bash

cd $(dirname $0)

References

  1. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4774054/reliable-way-for-a-bash-script-to-get-the-full-path-to-itself