Re: Where the perl scripts live...

There is also

use FindBin;
$FindBin::Bin
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which gives you just the directory the script is in

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Re: Re: Where the perl scripts live... by broquaint (Abbot) on Sep 07, 2001 at 21:09 UTC
Excellent! That's exactly want I wanted. `'Many thanks' x $alot;` broquaint	[reply] [d/l]
(tye)Re: Where the perl scripts live... by tye (Sage) on Sep 08, 2001 at 00:01 UTC
Since FindBin was mentioned, I feel obligated to mention FindBin is broken (RE: How do I get the full path to the script executing?). In summary, FindBin mostly works but for the wrong reasons and (IMHO) in very much the wrong way. - tye (axe? what axe?)	[reply]