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Get current working directory (file.currentdir)

Declaration​

cwd, err = file.currentdir()

Returns​

  • cwd
    String. Returns the directory path on success; nil on failure.
  • err
    String. Error message when operation fails.

Notes​

Get current working directory. Equivalent to lfs.currentdir.
Available in versions after 2025-07-05.

Example​

local cwd, err = file.currentdir()
if cwd then
    sys.alert("Current working directory: "..cwd)
else
    sys.alert("Failed to get current working directory: "..err)
end

Note: Uses sys.alert