pwd

print working directory name (POSIX)

Syntax:

pwd

Description:

The pwd utility writes the pathname of the current working directory to the standard output.

The pwd command is available both as a shell alias (equivalent to print "$PWD"), and as a standalone utility.

Exit status:

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

See also:

• cd utility (Change working directory)
• fullpath utility (Display network-qualified pathnames)
• ls utility (List directory contents)
• sh utility (Command interpreter)