PWD(1) | FreeBSD General Commands Manual | PWD(1) |
NAME
pwd — return working directory nameSYNOPSIS
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 -P 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.STANDARDS
The pwd utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).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.
April 12, 2003 | FreeBSD |