What's the difference between process.cwd() vs __dirname?

Question

What\'s the difference between

console.log(process.cwd())

and

console.log(__dirname);

I\'ve seen both use

Answer 1

Knowing the scope of each can make things easier to remember.

process is node's global object, and .cwd() returns where node is running.

__dirname is module's property, and represents the file path of the module. In node, one module resides in one file.

Similarly, __filename is another module's property, which holds the file name of the module.