How do I find the current directory, in Dart?

Question

I want to know what the current directory is. I don't want to shell out to run pwd. Is there an easy way to do this in Dart?

score 40 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 19 '14 at 20:21

40

Indeed there is!

import 'dart:io';

main() {
  Directory current = Directory.current;
}

Note: this only works on the command-line, not in the browser.

edited Sep 19 '14 at 20:21

Danny Tuppeny

answered Oct 17 '13 at 20:40

Seth Ladd

2

Nitpick: it's type of `Directory` not `String` :) – Kai Sellgren Oct 17 '13 at 22:35
@Kei Sellgren same here :-) – Mohamed Dernoun Apr 03 '20 at 19:40
`Directory.current.path` is the string. – Ziyad Nov 21 '21 at 10:54
please note that `Directory.current.path` will change after using file picker. https://github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker/issues/804 – Noryn Basaya Apr 08 '23 at 15:43

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 21 '20 at 23:55

7

Directory.current.path does it if you want a string, Directory.current for a Directory.

(note: Directory is defined in dart:io)

answered Sep 21 '20 at 23:55

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please note that Directory.current.path will change after using file picker. github.com/miguelpruivo/flutter_file_picker/issues/804 – Noryn Basaya Apr 08 '23 at 15:43

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