#!/usr/bin/env function parent_dir set -f trace (status stack-trace) # By index: # 1: in command substitution # 2: parent.fish line # 3: in function 'parent' # 4: caller import line # 5: in command substitution # 6: caller "parent" invokation line # 7: in function calling parent # 8: jackpot! here's the parent of the caller set -f parent_line $trace[8] set -f parent_split (string split 'of file' $parent_line) set -f parent (string trim $parent_split[2]) # qualify ~ set -f parent (string replace '~' "$HOME" $parent) # Qualify the path to absolute and remove the filename set -f parent_dir (realpath $parent) set -f parent (string join '/' (string split '/' $parent_dir)[1..-2]) echo $parent end function import set -f self_directory (parent_dir) if set -q debug; echo "importing $argv.fish from [$self_directory]" end source $self_directory/"$argv.fish" end