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---
title: readDir
description: Gets a directory listing from a directory relative to the current working directory.
godocref:
date: 2017-02-01
publishdate: 2017-02-01
lastmod: 2017-02-01
categories: [functions]
menu:
docs:
parent: "functions"
keywords: [files]
signature: ["readDir PATH"]
workson: []
hugoversion:
relatedfuncs: [readFile]
deprecated: false
aliases: []
---
If your current project working directory has a single file named `README.txt`:
```
{{ range (readDir ".") }}{{ .Name }}{{ end }} → "README.txt"
```
For more information on using `readDir` and `readFile` in your templates, see [Local File Templates][local].
[local]: /templates/files/