Get current directory in erlang

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I'm using chicagoboss for web development. To test some test modules I would like to change my current directory to something else. I know I can change directory by specifying full path to to cd("full path"). Suppose I'm in a directory "/home/user/workspace/myproject/myapp/" where I'm running myproject project.But now I want to check my current location using erlang shell.

Is there any function/command in erlang to get current working directory? In python I was using os.getcwd().

You may have better success in the long run if you look up `priv_dirs`. Each application in Erlang has a private directory for static data. Highly useful in some cases, though it is not directly what you are asking for. — I GIVE CRAP ANSWERS, Mar 26 '14 at 19:52

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 26 '14 at 05:42

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Try:

{ok, CurrentDirectory} = file:get_cwd().

Also check out erldocs.com to quickly look up functions in the Erlang documentation.

answered Mar 26 '14 at 05:42

nu-ex

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score 7 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 03 '19 at 11:48

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Use the command:

pwd().

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edited Oct 03 '19 at 11:48

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 20:52

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Note that this prints out the directory and returns `ok` – radrow Oct 03 '19 at 11:48

Get current directory in erlang

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