How to get the current working directory in Java

In Java 7 and higher, you can use the Paths.get() method to get the current working directory in Java:

// get the current working directory
String cwd = Paths.get("").toAbsolutePath().toString();

// print cwd
System.out.println(cwd);

Alternatively, you can also use System.getProperty("user.dir") to get the current working directory:

// get the current working directory
String cwd = System.getProperty("user.dir");

// print cwd
System.out.println(cwd);

Further Reading

You may be interested in other Java I/O articles:

• Reading and Writing Files in Java
• How to Read and Write Text Files in Java
• How to Read and Write Binary Files in Java
• Reading and Writing Files using Java NIO API
• How to read a file line by line in Java