NAME
pwd – return working directory name
SYNOPSIS
pwd [-L | -P]
DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the standard output.
Some shells may provide a builtin pwd command which is similar or identical to this utility. Consult the builtin(1) manual page.
The options are as follows:
- -L
-
Display the logical current working directory.
- -P
-
Display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved).
If no options are specified, the -L option is assumed.
ENVIRONMENT
Environment variables used by pwd:
- PWD
-
Logical current working directory.
EXIT STATUS
The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES
Show current working directory with symbolic links resolved:
$ /bin/pwd /usr/src/sys/kern
Show the logical current directory. Then use file(1) to inspect the /sys directory:
$ /bin/pwd -L /sys/kern $ file /sys /sys: symbolic link to usr/src/sys
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The pwd utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).
HISTORY
The pwd command appeared in Version 5 AT&T UNIX.
BUGS
In csh(1) the command dirs is always faster because it is built into that shell. However, 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.
The -L option does not work unless the PWD environment variable is exported by the shell.