From: Nate Wiger <nwiger@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T03:37:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Getting path of current script

ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> 
> just a note, what you have above is not the dir for the
> current script, it's the dir for the current file - eg the
> value will be the same whether the file is run or required/loaded.
> for the current script you need
> 
> path = File.dirname(File.expand_path($0))
> 
> or
> 
> File.dirname($0)

I think the main problem is that the second solution is not an abs path 
if you type "./script" or even "../../bin/script".

Your first suggestion is what I would use personally.

-Nate