What’s the difference between
console.log(process.cwd())
and
console.log(__dirname);
I’ve seen both used in similar contexts.
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process.cwd()returns the current working directory,i.e. the directory from which you invoked the
nodecommand.__dirnamereturns the directory name of the directory containing the JavaScript source code file