Node.js - get relative path to indicated path

In this article, we would like to show you how to get a relative path from one location to another in Node.js.

1. Import path module using:

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const path = require('path');

2. Use path.relative() method to get the relative path from from to to based on the current working directory.

Relative path to file:

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const path = require('path');

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// example paths

const from = 'projects\\app\\src';

const to = 'projects\\app\\resources\\background.png';

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const result = path.relative(from, to);

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console.log(result); // ..\resources\background.png

Output:

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..\resources\background.png

Note:

Thanks to the path we got, we are able to access the background.png file in the src folder.

Relative path to directory:

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const path = require('path');

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// example paths

const from = 'projects\\app\\src';

const to = 'projects\\app\\resources';

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const result = path.relative(from, to);

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console.log(result); // ..\resources

Output:

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..\resources

Note:

Thanks to the path we got, we are able to access the resources directory in the src folder.