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pwd
Print Working Directory
Examples
Display current directory:
pwd
returns /usr/bin/local
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FreeBSD |
SunOS |
| NAME |
pwd - return working directory name |
pwd - return working directory name |
| SYNOPSIS |
pwd |
/usr/bin/pwd |
| DESCRIPTION |
Pwd writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the standard output. The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. |
pwd writes an absolute path name of the current working directory to standard output. Both the Bourne shell, sh(1), and the Korn shell, ksh(1), also have a built-in pwd command. |
| STANDARDS |
The pwd command is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') compatible. |
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| ENVIRONMENT |
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See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables that affect the execution of pwd: LC_MESSAGES and NLSPATH. |
| EXIT STATUS |
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The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
If an error is detected, output will not be written to standard output, a diagnostic message will be written to standard error, and the exit status will not be 0. |
| SEE ALSO |
cd(1), csh(1), getcwd(3) |
cd(1), ksh(1), sh(1), shell_builtins(1), attributes(5), environ(5) |
| DIAGNOSTICS |
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"Cannot open ..." and "Read error in ..." indicate possible file system trouble and should be referred to a UNIX system administrator. |
| NOTES |
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If you move the current directory or one above it, pwd may not give the correct response. Use the cd(1) command with a full path name to correct this situation. |
| 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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| DISTRIBUTION |
4th Berkeley Distribution April 28, 1995 |
SunOS 5.6 Last change: 28 Mar 1995 |
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