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Darkrum
Darkrum

Reputation: 1373

node.js fs.writeFile issue

So this question extends this one here after figuring out what was happening i need to know if it's a bug I'm using node.js v4.1.0 on Debian and to solve my issue i was having with fs.writeFile i had to put the full path e.i /apps/json.json for it to actually save it where i wanted it to be but using ./json.json would save it to the /root instead of where my server.js file resided but how come when using require("./json.json") it works correctly and grabs the file relative to where the server.js is e.i /apps/server.js. Is this a know issue?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 99

Answers (1)

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887453

You're confusing the current directory with the directory containing your script.

All fs APIs resolve paths relative to the current directory, which may be anything.

require(), by contrast, ignores the current directory entirely and resolves paths based on the directory containing the JS file.

Upvotes: 1

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