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to: ross donald
from: David Nugent
date: 1996-02-12 20:54:04
subject: Programming Problem

JM>> abc ). I know how to find the current directory but this is not always
 JM>> the directory the file is being run out of. How can I find the
 JM>> directory I am running the file out of????

 rd> usually the string in argv[0] will be the full path and
 rd> filename of the program that is running.

It is worth mentioning that this is only `reliable' under MSDOS, and maybe
not even then unless you tie yourself down to a specific compile and/or
version.

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