pwd/pwd.1

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  35 .Dd April 12, 2003
  36 .Dt PWD 1
  37 .Os
  38 .Sh NAME
  39 .Nm pwd
  40 .Nd return working directory name
  41 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  42 .Nm
  43 .Op Fl L | P
  44 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  45 The
  46 .Nm
  47 utility writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
  48 the standard output.
  49 .Pp
  50 Some shells may provide a builtin
  51 .Nm
  52 command which is similar or identical to this utility.
  53 Consult the
  54 .Xr builtin 1
  55 manual page.
  56 .Pp
  57 The options are as follows:
  58 .Bl -tag -width indent
  59 .It Fl L
  60 Display the logical current working directory.
  61 .It Fl P
  62 Display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved).
  63 .El
  64 .Pp
  65 If no options are specified, the
  66 .\" 4207130
  67 .Fl L
  68 option is assumed.
  69 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
  70 Environment variables used by
  71 .Nm :
  72 .Bl -tag -width ".Ev PWD"
  73 .It Ev PWD
  74 Logical current working directory.
  75 .El
  76 .Sh EXIT STATUS
  77 .Ex -std
  78 .Sh SEE ALSO
  79 .Xr builtin 1 ,
  80 .Xr cd 1 ,
  81 .Xr csh 1 ,
  82 .Xr sh 1 ,
  83 .Xr getcwd 3
  84 .Sh STANDARDS
  85 The
  86 .Nm
  87 utility conforms to
  88 .St -p1003.1-2001 .
  89 .Sh BUGS
  90 In
  91 .Xr csh 1
  92 the command
  93 .Ic dirs
  94 is always faster because it is built into that shell.
  95 However, it can give a different answer in the rare case
  96 that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
  97 the shell descended into it.
  98 .Pp
  99 The
 100 .Fl L
 101 option does not work unless the
 102 .Ev PWD
 103 environment variable is exported by the shell.