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zsh get script name with and without path
# Source: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/115431
#!/usr/bin/env zsh
# only file- / script name
echo ${0:a}
#!/usr/bin/env zsh
# file- / script name with path
echo ${0:a:h}
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dmarmor commented Dec 9, 2025

Both of these examples are incorrect.

${0:a} = absolute script path (as run, not the canonical path)
${0:a:h} = same, but only the script's enclosing directory (stripping off the actual script name)

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