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# Directory of script

It's often useful to know the path of the script being executed, e.g. for sourcing other files.

```bash
DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
```

This solution works as long as the last component of the path used to find the script is not a symlink.

Source: [stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/246128)