EDIT: As of Go 1.8 (Released February 2017) the recommended way of doing this is with os.Executable
:
func Executable() (string, error)
Executable returns the path name for the executable that started the current process. There is no guarantee that the path is still pointing to the correct executable. If a symlink was used to start the process, depending on the operating system, the result might be the symlink or the path it pointed to. If a stable result is needed, path/filepath.EvalSymlinks might help.
To get just the directory of the executable you can use path/filepath.Dir
.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"path/filepath"
)
func main() {
ex, err := os.Executable()
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
exPath := filepath.Dir(ex)
fmt.Println(exPath)
}
OLD ANSWER:
You should be able to use os.Getwd
func Getwd() (pwd string, err error)
Getwd returns a rooted path name corresponding to the current directory. If the current directory can be reached via multiple paths (due to symbolic links), Getwd may return any one of them.
For example:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
pwd, err := os.Getwd()
if err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
fmt.Println(pwd)
}