The pwd command¶
The pwd stands for Print Working Directory. It prints the path of the current working directory, starting from the root.
Example: pwd
The output would be your current directory:
/home/your_user/some_directory
Syntax: pwd [OPTION]
Tip: You can also check this by printing out the $PWD variable:
echo $PWD
The output would be the same as of the pwd command.
Options:¶
| Short Flag | Long Flag | Description |
|---|---|---|
-L | --logical | If the environment variable $PWD contains an absolute name of the current directory with no "." or ".." components, then output those contents, even if they contain symbolic links. Otherwise, fall back to default (-P) behavior. |
-P | --physical | Print a fully resolved name for the current directory, where all components of the name are actual directory names, and not symbolic links. |
| --help | Display a help message, and exit. |
| --version | Display version information, and exit. |
By default, pwd' behaves as if-L' were specified.
Last update: 2022-05-12