pwd(1) — Linux manual page

PWD(1)                        User Commands                       PWD(1)

NAME         top

       pwd - print name of current/working directory

SYNOPSIS         top

       pwd [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION         top

       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.

       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.

AUTHOR         top

       Written by Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS         top

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COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2024 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         top

       getcwd(3)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'

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