How to get the path in which my .bat file is saved?

Question

Suppose i have a .bat file saved in a folder .
When my .bat file runs i need to get the path in which this .bat file is saved . I tried Google it but could not find the answer.
Thanks.

Duplicate of [What does %~dp0 mean, and how does it work?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5034076/what-does-dp0-mean-and-how-does-it-work) which is second on [batch-file votes](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/batch-file?sort=votes&pageSize=30) list. Not so famous is [In Batch file ~dp0 changes on changing directory](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12141482/) — Mofi, Dec 23 '14 at 13:59

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 23 '14 at 12:03

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%~dp0 will give you teh path to the bat file.

If you also need the whole path including the name of the bat file itself use %~0.

answered Dec 23 '14 at 12:03

MichaelS

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Do i have to set it in a variable – osman malik Dec 23 '14 at 12:11
No. %~dp0 is always available in any bat file. Don't set it, just use it! :) – MichaelS Dec 23 '14 at 12:12
Please can you give an example. – osman malik Dec 23 '14 at 12:15
Say your bat file is in C:\TEST\BATFOLDER\BatFile.bat. Put the line `@ECHO %~dp0` into your bat and it will print `C:\TEST\BATFOLDER\\`. – MichaelS Dec 23 '14 at 12:18
can i get it into a variable ? – osman malik Dec 23 '14 at 12:23
Sure. `Set MyVar=%~dp0` will work. Afterwards you can access it with `%MyVar%`. But why would you put it into a variable if you can always access it with `%~dp0` instead? However, it is possible. – MichaelS Dec 23 '14 at 12:24
Thanks for your help i got it.Thanks @MichaelS – osman malik Dec 23 '14 at 12:27
Or you can use FOR /F %%a IN ('CD') DO SET BATPATH=%%a – vitsoft Dec 24 '14 at 07:58

How to get the path in which my .bat file is saved?

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