diff --git a/sys/unix_handy.hpp b/sys/unix_handy.hpp
index 7ebf7c9dbccc7767a98919cb2221bccfaf831542..f18b618d40cbb79b95162ab3c0eef8c685364b33 100644
--- a/sys/unix_handy.hpp
+++ b/sys/unix_handy.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ namespace rlib {
     
         return res;
     }
+
+    auto get_shell_name() {
+        return shell_run("echo $0").stdout_;
+    }
 }
 
 // Deprecated. Use sys/sio.hpp