Ah! I see.. But this is not a problem for require, but for fs.
Ok, in my code I would use if (fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, "settings.json")) On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Gagle <[email protected]> wrote: > $ pwd > /home/user1 > $ mkdir dir > $ cat > dir/app.js > console.log (process.cwd ()); > $ node dir/app.js > /home/user1 > $ cd dir && node app.js > /home/user1/dir > > Now suppose you have this code: > > //app.js > var fs = require ("fs"); > if (fs.existsSync ("settings.json")){ > doSomethingUseful (); > }else{ > //Warning!! > saveToDatabaseDefaultSettings (); > } > > And execute the main file with a relative path: > > node dir/app > > You will enter into the else case because settings.json is stored inside > dir but the cwd is not dir, so you expect the path ./dir/settings.jsonbut in > fact the path is > ./settings.json. > > El lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013 15:05:10 UTC+2, ajlopez escribió: >> >> Gagle, can you write down a concrete use case? >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Gagle <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Because it's local to the file, it doesn't work anywhere. >>> >>> El lunes, 26 de agosto de 2013 14:46:55 UTC+2, mks escribió: >>> >>>> __dirname is local to any file. It works everywhere. >>>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >>> Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/**node/wiki/Mailing-List-* >>> *Posting-Guidelines<https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com >>> >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/**group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en> >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "nodejs" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to nodejs+un...@**googlegroups.com. >>> >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >> >> -- > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
