How to get the current working directory in Java?

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How to get the current working directory in Java?

I want to access my current working directory using Java.

My code:



 String currentPath = new java.io.File(".").getCanonicalPath();

 System.out.println("Current dir:" + currentPath);



 String currentDir = System.getProperty("user.dir");

 System.out.println("Current dir using System:" + currentDir);

Output:



Current dir: C:\WINDOWS\system32

Current dir using System: C:\WINDOWS\system32

My output is not correct because C drive is not my current directory.

How to get the current directory?

java-io java

4 years ago by akshay1995

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**Kajalsi45d** · Answer 1 · 2021-05-11T11:28:14

Java 11 and newer
This solution is better than others and more portable:

Path cwd = Path.of("").toAbsolutePath();

Or even

String cwd = Path.of("").toAbsolutePath().toString();

**MounikaDasa** · Answer 2 · 2021-05-13T14:47:45

Code :

public class JavaApplication {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Working Directory = " + System.getProperty("user.dir"));
}
}
This will print the absolute path of the current directory from where your application was initialized.

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How to get the current working directory in Java?

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