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Subject: Re: argv[0] in shellscript?
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Date: 5 Jun 88 17:49:43 GMT
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In article <1813@stpstn.UUCP> aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
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>I want to write a script that will have multiple links to it, and be
>able to tell what name it was invoked with.  Ideas?

In the Bourne shell ${0} does just fine.

Carl Brandauer
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