NAME
pwd —
return working directory
name
SYNOPSIS
pwd |
[-LP] |
DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility prints the absolute
pathname of the current working directory to the standard output.
The options are as follows:
-L- If the
PWDenvironment variable is an absolute pathname that references the current directory and doesn't contain path components of "." or "..", thenPWDis printed as the name of the current directory. Otherwise, act as if the-Poption was given. -P- Print the physical path to the current working directory, with symbolic links in the path resolved.
The -L and -P
options override each other and the command's actions are determined by the
last one specified. The default if no options are given is
-P.
For an explanation of the directory hierarchy, see hier(7).
ENVIRONMENT
PWD- The presumptive logical path to the current working directory.
EXIT STATUS
The pwd utility exits 0 on success,
and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS
The pwd utility is compliant with the
IEEE Std 1003.1-2008 (“POSIX.1”)
specification, except the standard says the default if no options are given
should be to behave as if -L had been specified.
HISTORY
An pwd utility appeared in
Version 5 AT&T UNIX. Support for the
-L option was added in OpenBSD
5.6.
CAVEATS
pwd also exists as a built-in to
ksh(1), which may have a different default behavior.