cwd

Return the current working directory.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/process-cwd

Usage

var cwd = require( '@stdlib/process-cwd' );

cwd()

Returns the current working directory.

var dir = cwd();
// e.g., returns '/path/to/current/working/directory'

Notes

• In browser environments, the current working directory is always equal to '/'.

Examples

var PATH_SEP = require( '@stdlib/constants-path-sep' );
var cwd = require( '@stdlib/process-cwd' );

var parts = cwd().split( PATH_SEP );
console.log( parts );

See Also

• @stdlib/process-cwd-cli: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
• @stdlib/process-chdir: change the current working directory.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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