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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T21:48:14+00:00 2026-06-05T21:48:14+00:00

How do I get the name of the current directory in Ruby? All I’ve

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How do I get the name of the current directory in Ruby? All I’ve found is File.dirname(__FILE__), but that only returns . and I want the actual name. How do I do this?

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    2026-06-05T21:48:15+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 9:48 pm
    dirname = File.basename(Dir.getwd)
    

    File.basename() returns the base name even when its argument is the path of a directory.

    To get absolute path, Dir.pwd seems to do the trick.

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