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Node.js path.dirname() Method

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The path.dirname() method is used to get the directory name of the given path. It ignores the respective platform’s trailing directory separators.

Syntax:

path.dirname( path )

Parameters: This function accepts one parameter as mentioned above and described below:

  • path: It is the file path that would be used to extract the directory name. It throws a TypeError if this parameter is not a string value.

Return Value: It returns a string with the directory of the path.

Below programs illustrate the path.dirname() method in Node.js:

Example 1:




// Node.js program to demonstrate the    
// path.dirname() method 
     
// Import the path module
const path = require('path');
   
// Complete file path
path1 = path.dirname("/users/admin/website/index.html");
console.log(path1)
   
// Only file name
// returns a period (.)
path2 = path.dirname("readme.md");
console.log(path2)
   
// Path with file not specified
path3 = path.dirname("website/post/comments")
console.log(path3);


Output:

/users/admin/website
.
website/post

Example 2:




// Node.js program to demonstrate the    
// path.dirname() method 
     
// Import the path module
const path = require('path');
   
console.log("File name:", __filename);
path1 = path.dirname(__filename);
console.log(path1);
   
console.log("Directory name:", __dirname);
path2 = path.dirname(__dirname);
console.log(path2);


Output:

File name:  G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname\index.js
G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname
Directory name:  G:\tutorials\nodejs-path-dirname
G:\tutorials

Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_dirname_path



Last Updated : 13 Oct, 2021
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