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8.7 The FILE-SYSTEM module

working-directory

Function

Summary

Returns the working directory for the current process.

Signature

working-directory () => working-directory

Arguments

None.

Values

working-directory

An instance of <pathname>.

Library

system

Module

file-system

Description

Returns the <pathname> of the current working directory in the current process on the local machine. You can use the return value of working-directory in conjunction with concatenate to specify pathnames of entities in the working directory.

See also

working-directory-setter, page 174


System and I/O Reference - 31 MAR 2000

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