How can I get the file system location of a PowerS

Question

I have a PowerShell script located at D:\temp.

When I run this script, I want the current location of the file to be listed. How do I do this?

For example, this code would accomplish it in a DOS batch file; I am trying to convert this to a PowerShell script...

FOR /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%a IN ('%0') DO SET this_cmds_dir=%%~dpa
CD /d "%this_cmds_dir%"

Answer 1

Roman Kuzmin answered the question imho. I'll just add that if you import a module (via Import-Module), you can access $PsScriptRoot automatic variable inside the module -- that will tell you where the module is located.

Answer 2

PowerShell 3+

The path of a running scripts is:

$PSCommandPath

Its directory is:

$PSScriptRoot

PowerShell 2

The path of a running scripts is:

$MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path

Its directory is:

$PSScriptRoot = Split-Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path -Parent