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From: boysko@dsrgsun.CES.CWRU.Edu (Glenn Boysko)
Subject: Can you access command line args from a source'd script?
Message-ID: <1990Aug24.191615.27944@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Summary: Is it possible?
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Sender: clsi!glenn@uunet.uu.net (Glenn Boysko) 
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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 90 19:16:15 GMT
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Is it possible to get the filename of a sourced file (either Csh or Sh) while
the file is being sourced?

For example, can you have a sourced file echo its pathname?  Something like:

	% source <some_path_name>

	I am <some_path_name>

Curious,
Glenn

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