From: Kev Jackson <kevin.jackson@...>
Date: 2005-11-17T15:48:23+09:00
Subject: Determining the directory a script is running in

How can I find the directory that the current script is running from?

I need to run a script and (without any arguments), assign a variable 
based on the directory that the script is being executed from, ie

c:\my_dir> ruby script.rb

-> @dir = c:\my_dir

or in unix

/home/kj/ruby-projects/ruby script.rb

-> @dir = /home/kj/ruby-projects/

I can't find what I'm looking for in the pickaxe, can anyone help out?

Kev