How to get the current directory of the cmdlet being executed

Question

This should be a simple task, but I have seen several attempts on how to get the path to the directory where the executed cmdlet is located with mixed success. For instance,

Answer 1

The reliable way to do this is just like you showed $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path.

Using relative paths will be based on $pwd, in PowerShell, the current directory for an application, or the current working directory for a .NET API.

PowerShell v3+:

Use the automatic variable $PSScriptRoot.