diff --git a/script/about b/script/about
index 00ae734e3..61112a015 100755
--- a/script/about
+++ b/script/about
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 $LOAD_PATH.unshift "#{RAILTIES_PATH}/builtin/rails_info"
 require 'commands/about'
 
diff --git a/script/breakpointer b/script/breakpointer
index 64af76edd..d7db15af9 100755
--- a/script/breakpointer
+++ b/script/breakpointer
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/breakpointer'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/breakpointer'
diff --git a/script/console b/script/console
index 42f28f7d6..235a1f278 100755
--- a/script/console
+++ b/script/console
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/console'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/console'
diff --git a/script/dbconsole b/script/dbconsole
index caa60ce82..83c8436a9 100644
--- a/script/dbconsole
+++ b/script/dbconsole
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/dbconsole'
diff --git a/script/destroy b/script/destroy
index fa0e6fcd0..88d295f7a 100755
--- a/script/destroy
+++ b/script/destroy
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/destroy'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/destroy'
diff --git a/script/generate b/script/generate
index ef976e09f..62a8a4c0c 100755
--- a/script/generate
+++ b/script/generate
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/generate'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/generate'
diff --git a/script/performance/benchmarker b/script/performance/benchmarker
index c842d35d3..3bff809fb 100755
--- a/script/performance/benchmarker
+++ b/script/performance/benchmarker
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/performance/benchmarker'
diff --git a/script/performance/profiler b/script/performance/profiler
index d855ac8b1..07640575c 100755
--- a/script/performance/profiler
+++ b/script/performance/profiler
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/performance/profiler'
diff --git a/script/performance/request b/script/performance/request
index ae3f38c74..489e568e6 100644
--- a/script/performance/request
+++ b/script/performance/request
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/performance/request'
diff --git a/script/plugin b/script/plugin
index 26ca64c06..b82201fa8 100755
--- a/script/plugin
+++ b/script/plugin
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/plugin'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/plugin'
diff --git a/script/process/inspector b/script/process/inspector
index bf25ad86d..8bcabb052 100644
--- a/script/process/inspector
+++ b/script/process/inspector
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/process/inspector'
diff --git a/script/process/reaper b/script/process/reaper
index c77f04535..aa7c1a053 100755
--- a/script/process/reaper
+++ b/script/process/reaper
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/process/reaper'
diff --git a/script/process/spawner b/script/process/spawner
index 7118f3983..69b33594d 100755
--- a/script/process/spawner
+++ b/script/process/spawner
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/process/spawner'
diff --git a/script/process/spinner b/script/process/spinner
index 6816b32ef..190c2bec7 100755
--- a/script/process/spinner
+++ b/script/process/spinner
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../config/boot'
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
 require 'commands/process/spinner'
diff --git a/script/runner b/script/runner
index ccc30f9d2..be4c5d457 100755
--- a/script/runner
+++ b/script/runner
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/runner'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/runner'
diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
index dfabcb881..b9fcb7179 100755
--- a/script/server
+++ b/script/server
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../config/boot'
-require 'commands/server'
\ No newline at end of file
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot',  __FILE__)
+require 'commands/server'