Question

How to get the current working directory in Java

Answer 1

public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String args[]) {  
        String wd = System.getProperty("user.dir");
        
        System.out.println("Working Directory: " + wd);
    }
}
     
    
    
     
/*
run:
    
Working Directory: /home
 
*/

 

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Answer 2

import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.nio.file.Path;

public class MyClass {
    public static void main(String args[]) {  
        Path currentWorkingDirectory = Paths.get(".").toAbsolutePath().normalize();
        
        System.out.println("Working Directory: " + currentWorkingDirectory.toString());
    }
}
      
     
     
      
/*
run:
     
Working Directory: /home
  
*/

 

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Answer 3

import java.io.File;

public class Program {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String dir = new File("").getAbsolutePath();

        System.out.println("Working Directory: " + dir);
    }
}


 
/*
run:
 
Working Directory: /home/compiler
 
*/

 

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