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8readlink -f /proc/$$/exe
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short, sweet, and works after sudoing a new shell. Show Sample Output
3ps -p $$ -
First version was "ps uw -p $$", but current "ps -o comm= -p $$" just gives shell name
0ps -o comm= -p $$ -
-3ps ho command $$
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Isn't that simplier huh? Show Sample Output
-3echo $SHELL
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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?
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cat test.shreadlink -f /proc/$$/exe echo $SHELLzsh test.sh/bin/zsh /bin/bash When running a script the $SHELL variable will not change, whereas the PID will, so it's more reliable.echo $0returns the name of the current shell or program. Pop it into a script and run it and it will return the name of the script not the name of the shell.echo $SHELL is more reliable.