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32.\"     @(#)pwd.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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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
45The
46.Nm
47utility writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
48the standard output.
49.Pp
50Some shells may provide a builtin
51.Nm
52command which is similar or identical to this utility.
53Consult the
54.Xr builtin 1
55manual page.
56.Pp
57The options are as follows:
58.Bl -tag -width indent
59.It Fl L
60Display the logical current working directory.
61.It Fl P
62Display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved).
63.El
64.Pp
65If no options are specified, the
66.Fl P
67option is assumed.
68.Sh ENVIRONMENT
69Environment variables used by
70.Nm :
71.Bl -tag -width ".Ev PWD"
72.It Ev PWD
73Logical current working directory.
74.El
75.Sh EXIT STATUS
76.Ex -std
77.Sh SEE ALSO
78.Xr builtin 1 ,
79.Xr cd 1 ,
80.Xr csh 1 ,
81.Xr sh 1 ,
82.Xr getcwd 3
83.Sh STANDARDS
84The
85.Nm
86utility conforms to
87.St -p1003.1-2001 .
88.Sh BUGS
89In
90.Xr csh 1
91the command
92.Ic dirs
93is always faster because it is built into that shell.
94However, it can give a different answer in the rare case
95that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
96the shell descended into it.
97.Pp
98The
99.Fl L
100option does not work unless the
101.Ev PWD
102environment variable is exported by the shell.
103