*file*

;; Given a file named "example.clj" is available in the current folder
;; with content:

(ns example)
(when *compile-files* (println "Compiling:" *file*))

;; If we start a REPL adding "." as part of the classpath,
;; then we can see the following:

(binding [*compile-path* "."]
  (compile 'example))
;; Compiling: example.clj
;; example