Sometimes, we want to go back 1 folder level with __dirname in Node.js.
In this article, we’ll look at how to go back 1 folder level with __dirname in Node.js.
How to go back 1 folder level with __dirname in Node.js?
To go back 1 folder level with __dirname in Node.js, we can use the path.join method.
For instance, we write
const reqPath = path.join(__dirname, "../../../");
to call path.join with __dirname and "../../../" to return the path of the folder that’s 3 levels above __dirname and assign it to reqPath.
Conclusion
To go back 1 folder level with __dirname in Node.js, we can use the path.join method.
