Import a module like with `require()` but from the current working directory
JavaScript
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16 commits
updated Sep 18, 2026
Import a module like with
require()but from the current working directory
$ npm install import-cwd
const importCwd = require('import-cwd');
// Target module is at '/Users/sindresorhus/unicorn/foo.js'
console.log(__dirname);
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/rainbow'
console.log(process.cwd());
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/unicorn'
const foo = importCwd('./foo');
Like require(), throws when the module can't be found.
Returns undefined instead of throwing when the module can't be found.
Type: string
What you would use in require().
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Import a module like with `require()` but from the current working directory
JavaScript
52
16 commits
updated Sep 18, 2026
Import a module like with
require()but from the current working directory
$ npm install import-cwd
const importCwd = require('import-cwd');
// Target module is at '/Users/sindresorhus/unicorn/foo.js'
console.log(__dirname);
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/rainbow'
console.log(process.cwd());
//=> '/Users/sindresorhus/unicorn'
const foo = importCwd('./foo');
Like require(), throws when the module can't be found.
Returns undefined instead of throwing when the module can't be found.
Type: string
What you would use in require().
MIT © Sindre Sorhus
Overall
Maintained
Code review
npm
Latest release
Releases this year