pwd
return working directory name
TLDR
Print the current directory
Print the current directory, and resolve all symlinks (i.e. show the "physical" path)
SYNOPSIS
pwd [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Print the full filename of the current working directory.
- -L, --logical
-
use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks
- -P, --physical
-
avoid all symlinks
- --help
-
display this help and exit
- --version
-
output version information and exit
If no option is specified, -P is assumed.
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help:
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There
is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
getcwd(3) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'
AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering.
