safe-set-abs-path.sh

SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename -- "$0")"
ABS_SCRIPT_PATH="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"

####################################################################
# setAbsolutePathofDirectory
#
# PARAMS: directory, String
# cd's into the directory and prints the dir name, then cd's back.
####################################################################
function setAbsolutePathofDirectory {
  logD "[setAbsolutePathofDirectory]"

  if [ ! -d "$1" ]; then
    log "[setAbsolutePathofDirectory] Error, supplied dir does not exist!"
    printUsage
    exit 1
  fi

  # Safely set the repo directory abs path
  MY_DIR="$(cd $1 && pwd)"

  cd "$ABS_SCRIPT_PATH"
}