Ubuntu desktop entry based on bash script: How to access external files

Question

I am learning bash and am working on a bash script that allows me to select a keyboard led-profile (keyboard-color-picker.sh).

The led-profiles are defined in external files (e.g. my-favorite-color-profile), placed in the same folder as the bash script itself. Such file is accessed like this in the script:

g213-led -p my-favorite-color-profile;;

When I run the bash script from terminal inside the parent folder, everything works as expected. As I wanted to run my bash script via launcher, I created a desktop file ~/.local/share/applications/color-picker.desktop, where the exec line points to my script:

Exec=/home/me/bin/keyboard-color-picker/keyboard-color-picker.sh

Now my problem is, when envoked via launcher, the script does not seem to access the external files anymore. The profile defined in e.g. "my-favorite-color-profile" is not loaded.

What do I need to change so that my bash script runs via launcher the same way as it runs via terminal from the folder.

Nice, it works when I cd into the absolute path of the script. Then I wanted to make it more general, but when I tried cd $(pwd) instead, it again does not work when run via launcher — Felix
– Felix, Commented Sep 21, 2022 at 18:35
got it, so to determine the location of a script being run, I ended up using the top answer from here, which also worked — Felix
– Felix, Commented Sep 21, 2022 at 18:55
You may now write an answer for your own question if you want — Arkadiusz Drabczyk
– Arkadiusz Drabczyk, Commented Sep 21, 2022 at 18:56

Felix · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-21 19:12:13Z

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The underlying question is how to cd into the absolute path of my script, which is answered, e.g., here.

answered Sep 21, 2022 at 19:12

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