Nope, I was wrong, you need double quotes. But, with this, I'm
definitely done:
#!/bin/bash --
EXEC_DIR=$(builtin cd -P -- "${0%/*}" && builtin pwd)
echo "$EXEC_DIR"
--
Mike Hicks <hick0088 at tc.umn.edu>
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