pwd(1) User Commands pwd(1)NAMEpwd - return working directory name
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/pwd
DESCRIPTION
The pwd utility writes an absolute path name of the current working
directory to standard output.
Both the Bourne shell, sh(1), and the Korn shell, ksh(1), also have a
built-in pwd command.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables
that affect the execution of pwd: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_MESSAGES, and
NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
If an error is detected, output will not be written to standard output,
a diagnostic message will be written to standard error, and the exit
status will not be 0.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWcsu │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│CSI │enabled │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Standard │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOcd(1), ksh(1), sh(1), shell_builtins(1), attributes(5), environ(5),
standards(5)DIAGNOSTICS
``Cannot open ..'' and ``Read error in ..'' indicate possible file sys‐
tem trouble and should be referred to a UNIX system administrator.
NOTES
If you move the current directory or one above it, pwd may not give
the correct response. Use the cd(1) command with a full path name to
correct this situation.
SunOS 5.10 28 Mar 1995 pwd(1)