tauri/.scripts/init_env.sh

#!/usr/bin/env sh
# Note: Script must be run like this `. .init_env.sh` to setup variables for your current shell
# define relative paths

DistPath='tauri/examples/communication/dist'
SrcPath='tauri/examples/communication/src-tauri'

echo "Setting up enviroment Variables"

# check if relative paths exist
if [ -d "${DistPath}" ]||[ -d "${SrcPath}" ]
    then
        # Convert to absolute paths
        DistPath="$(cd "${DistPath}" && pwd -P)"
        SrcPath="$(cd "${SrcPath}" && pwd -P)"

        # export enviromental variables 
        export TAURI_DIST_DIR=${DistPath}
        export TAURI_DIR=${SrcPath}
        echo "Variables set, ready to work!"
    
else
    # if directories don't exist then exit script and tell user run script in root dir. 
    echo "Error: Variables are not setup properly. Please run from Tauri Root directory '. .scripts/init_env.sh'"
fi