Path to program's directory

getcwd, getdisk, getcurdir

#include <stdio.h>
#include <dir.h>

int main(void)
{
   char buffer[MAXPATH];

   getcwd(buffer, MAXPATH);
   printf("The current directory is: %s\n", buffer);
   return 0;
}

man 3 getcwd

Original - C++ Code //get the instance of the application HINSTANCE hInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle (); //with the instance finf the full path and name of the application char file[MAX_STRING_SIZE]; GetModuleFileName(hInstance, file, MAX_STRING_SIZE); //convert string to c++ style CString str(file); //chop the tile of the string (the file name) int pos = str.ReverseFind('\\'); return(str.Mid(0,pos));

 
    //get the instance of the application
    HINSTANCE hInstance = AfxGetInstanceHandle ();
 
    //with the instance finf the full path and name of the application
    char file[MAX_STRING_SIZE];
    GetModuleFileName(hInstance, file, MAX_STRING_SIZE);
 
    //convert string to c++ style
    CString str(file);
 
    //chop the tile of the string (the file name)
    int pos = str.ReverseFind('\\');
    return(str.Mid(0,pos)); 

        char *wd;
        wd=new char[100]; //alocate the memory
	FILE *f;
	char tmp[200];
	char *tmp2,*tmp3;
	f=fopen("/proc/self/maps","r"); //that file contains path to my aplication
	fgets(tmp,200,f); //read the first line
	fclose (f);
	tmp[strlen(tmp)-1]='\0'; //remove newline character
	tmp2=strchr(tmp,'/'); //find first slash
	tmp3=strrchr(tmp,'/'); //find the last slash
	*tmp3='\0'; //tarminating character replaces last slash of path
        sprintf(wd,"%s",tmp2); //copy path on the other place in memory
        return (wd);