PWD(1) | General Commands Manual | PWD(1) |
pwd
— return
working directory name
pwd |
[-L | -P ] |
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
-P
If no options are specified, the -L
option
is assumed.
Environment variables used by pwd
:
PWD
The pwd
utility exits 0 on success,
and >0 if an error occurs.
Show current working directory with symbolic links resolved:
$ /bin/pwd -P /usr/home/fernape
Show the logical current directory. Then use file(1) to inspect the /home directory:
$ /bin/pwd /home/fernape $ file /home /home: symbolic link to usr/home
The pwd
utility conforms to
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (“POSIX.1”).
The pwd
command appeared in
Version 5 AT&T UNIX.
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.
October 24, 2020 | macOS 14.6 |