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How to get bash arguments and how to get path or name
# ------------- SCRIPT ------------- #
#!/bin/bash
echo
echo "# arguments called with ----> ${@} "
echo "# \$1 ----------------------> $1 "
echo "# \$2 ----------------------> $2 "
echo "# path to me ---------------> ${0} "
echo "# parent path --------------> ${0%/*} "
echo "# my name ------------------> ${0##*/} "
echo
exit
# ------------- CALLED ------------- #
# Notice on the next line, the first argument is called within double,
# and single quotes, since it contains two words
$ /misc/shell_scripts/check_root/show_parms.sh "'hello there'" "'william'"
# ------------- RESULTS ------------- #
# arguments called with ---> 'hello there' 'william'
# $1 ----------------------> 'hello there'
# $2 ----------------------> 'william'
# path to me --------------> /misc/shell_scripts/check_root/show_parms.sh
# parent path -------------> /misc/shell_scripts/check_root
# my name -----------------> show_parms.sh
# ------------- END ------------- #
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