1pwd(n)                       Tcl Built-In Commands                      pwd(n)
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NAME

8       pwd - Return the absolute path of the current working directory
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SYNOPSIS

11       pwd
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DESCRIPTION

16       Returns the absolute path name of the current working directory.
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EXAMPLE

19       Sometimes it is useful to change to a known directory when running some
20       external command using exec, but it is important to keep  the  applica‐
21       tion  usually  running  in the directory that it was started in (unless
22       the user specifies otherwise) since that minimizes user confusion.  The
23       way to do this is to save the current directory while the external com‐
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25              set tarFile [file normalize somefile.tar]
26              set savedDir [pwd]
27              cd /tmp
28              exec tar -xf $tarFile
29              cd $savedDir
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SEE ALSO

32       file(n), cd(n), glob(n), filename(n)
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KEYWORDS

36       working directory
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40Tcl                                                                     pwd(n)