Determine the Script Name in Linux

Determine the Script Name in Linux

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Here I am giving an example of a bash shell script which will determine the script name in Linux using the basename with $0 parameter.

Determine/Get the Script Name in Linux Using Shell Script

The following shell script will determine its name and will assign to a variable at runtime.

get_filename.sh

#!/bin/bash

sname=$(basename $0)
echo 
echo "The script name is : $sname"

Make the File Executable

chmod +x get_filename.sh

Test

./get_filename.sh

Output

The script name is : get_filename.sh

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