PWD
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BSD 4
NAME
pwd
- return working directory name
SYNOPSIS
[-LP
]
DESCRIPTION
writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
the standard output.
The
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
The following options are available:
- -L
-
Print the logical path to the current working directory, as defined
by the shell in the evironment variable PWD.
- -P
-
Print the physical path to the current working directory, with symbolic
links in the path resolved. This is the default.
STANDARDS
The
utility is expected to be
St -p1003.2
compatible.
SEE ALSO
cd(1),
csh(1),
getcwd(3)
BUGS
In
csh(1)
the command
dirs
is always faster (although it can give a different answer in the rare case
that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
the shell descended into it).
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