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Updated on March 11, 2024
In Node.js, you can use the __filename variable to get the absolute path to the current script file, and __dirname to get the absolute path to the directory containing the current script. Here's an example:
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console.log('__filename:', __filename);console.log('__dirname:', __dirname);When you run this script, it will print the absolute path to the current script file and the directory containing the script.
Keep in mind that __filename returns the absolute path to the current module (script), and __dirname returns the absolute path to the directory containing the current module.
For example, if your script is located at /path/to/your/script.js, running the above code would output something like:
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__filename: /path/to/your/script.js__dirname: /path/to/yourThese variables are particularly useful when you need to construct paths relative to the location of your script or when working with file I/O operations.
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