The POSIX shell built-in pwd writes the absolute path name of the working (current) directory on the standard output.
Syntax
pwd |
If the error message
or
is displayed, a file system error has occurred. Inform the POSIX administrator. |
Locale
The following environment variables affect the execution of pwd: LANG Provide a default value for the internationalization variables that are unset or null. If LANG is unset of null, the corresponding value from the implementation-specific default locale will be used. If any of the internationalization variables contains an invalid setting, the utility will behave as if none of the variables had been defined. LC_ALL If set to a non-empty string value, override the values of all the other internationalization variables. LC_MESSAGES Determine the locale that should be used to affect the format and contents of diagnostic messages written to standard error. NLSPATH Determine the location of message catalogs for the processing of LC_MESSAGES. |
Example
You want to define your current directory as the home directory:
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See also
cd |