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PWD(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual PWD(1)
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 -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.
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
builtin(1), cd(1), csh(1), realpath(1), sh(1), getcwd(3)
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