Actual directory

Kless · Oct 14, 2008

Why is used *File.dirname(__FILE__)* instead of simply '.' ?

Antonin Amand · Oct 14, 2008

Why is used *File.dirname(__FILE__)* instead of simply '.' ?

Cause your current directory '.' is not always the location of the
ruby file, __FILE__ is.

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