From: Kimball Johnson <kjohnson@...>
Date: 2010-01-02T11:33:17+09:00
Subject: Re: How to get the directory of the current script?

laredotornado wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> How do I get the directory path of the file that is currently
> executing?
> 
> Also, if I have a module, within a function, how do I get the parent
> directory (full path) of that module?
> 
> Thanks, - Dave


As to getting the parent directory of a file, try this:

File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))

or for the absoluter path:

File.expand_path(File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__)))

dumb but smart?
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