Sometimes, we want to change working directory in my current shell context when running a Node.js script.

In this article, we’ll look at how to change working directory in my current shell context when running a Node.js script.

How to change working directory in my current shell context when running a Node.js script?

To change working directory in my current shell context when running a Node.js script, we can use the process.chdir method.

For instance, we write

console.log('Starting directory', process.cwd());
try {
  process.chdir('/tmp');
  console.log('New directory', process.cwd());
} catch (err) {
  console.log(err);
}

to get the current working directory with process.cwd.

Then we call process.chdir to change the current working directory to /tmp.

Conclusion

To change working directory in my current shell context when running a Node.js script, we can use the process.chdir method.