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:

Output:

Current working directory: C:\nodejs\g\process

Example 2: Below examples illustrate the use of process.cwd() method in Node.js:

Output:

Current working directory: C:\nodejs\g\process
Working directory after changing directory: C:\nodejs\g\os

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