Sometimes, we want to use __dirname in Node.js when using ES6 modules.

In this article, we’ll look at how to use __dirname in Node.js when using ES6 modules.

How to use __dirname in Node.js when using ES6 modules?

To use __dirname in Node.js when using ES6 modules, we can use the path module’s dirname function.

For instance, we write

import {
  dirname
} from 'path';
import {
  fileURLToPath
} from 'url';

const __dirname = dirname(fileURLToPath(
  import.meta.url));

to call dirname with the import.meta.url to convert to a path in the Node.js project.

import.meta.url has the URL of the current script.

and we use fileURLToPath to convert the URL to a path.

Conclusion

To use __dirname in Node.js when using ES6 modules, we can use the path module’s dirname function.