PWD

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: February 2026
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NAME

pwd - print name of current/working directory  

SYNOPSIS

pwd [,OPTION/]...  

DESCRIPTION

Print the full filename of the current working directory.

X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#pw-L'-L, --logicalX'tty: link'

use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks

X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#pw-P'-P, --physicalX'tty: link'

resolve all symlinks

X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd#pw-help'--helpX'tty: link'

display this help and exit

X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd#pw-version'--versionX'tty: link'

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

Written by Jim Meyering.  

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to: bug-coreutils@gnu.org

Report Gentoo bugs to: https://bugs.gentoo.org/
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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SEE ALSO

getcwd(3)

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

Packaged by Gentoo (9.10 (p0))
Copyright © 2026 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.

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