Node process.cwd() Method
The process.cwd() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the process module which is used to get the current working directory of the node.js process.
Syntax:
process.cwd()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters. Return Value: This method returns a string specifying the current working directory of the node.js process.
The process.cwd()
method returns the current working directory of the Node.js process.
Example 1: Below examples illustrate the use of process.cwd() method in Node.js:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// process.cwd() Method
// Include process module
const process = require('process');
// Printing current directory
console.log("Current working directory: ",
process.cwd());
Output:
Current working directory: C:\nodejs\g\process
Example 2: Below examples illustrate the use of process.cwd() method in Node.js:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// process.cwd() Method
// Include process module
const process = require('process');
// Printing current directory
console.log("Current working directory: ",
process.cwd());
try {
// Change working directory
process.chdir('../');
console.log("Working directory after changing"
+ " directory: ", process.cwd());
} catch (err) {
// printing error if occurs
console.error("error occurred while changing"
+ " directory: ", err);
}
Output:
Current working directory: C:\nodejs\g\process
Working directory after changing directory: C:\nodejs\g\os
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