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Alexander Kim
Alexander Kim

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Fixing - Cannot find name '__dirname'.ts(2304)

It happens when we try to use __dirname in a TS file.

Steps to fix this:

Installing node types: npm i -D @types/node

Applying types in to tsconfig.json:

"compilerOptions": {
  "types": ["node"],
},
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Then using it:

import * as path from 'path'

console.log(__dirname)
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