# Get directory name and filename of the current module in Nodejs

> We can use the variables dirname and filename to get the directory and filename respectively. These variables appear global, but they are not. Read more about them here. dirname Example: running node example.js from…

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We can use the variables `__dirname` and `__filename` to get the directory and filename respectively. These variables appear global, but they are not. Read more about them [here](https://nodejs.org/api/modules.html#modules_dirname).

### __dirname

Example: running `node example.js` from `/Users/mjr` 

```js
console.log(__dirname);
// Prints: /Users/mjr
console.log(path.dirname(__filename));
// Prints: /Users/mjr

```

### `__filename` 
```javascript
console.log(__filename);
// Prints: /Users/mjr/example.js
console.log(__dirname);
// Prints: /Users/mjr

```

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