1pwd(1)                           User Commands                          pwd(1)
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NAME

6       pwd - return working directory name
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/bin/pwd
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DESCRIPTION

13       The  pwd  utility  writes  an absolute path name of the current working
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17       Both the Bourne shell, sh(1), and the Korn shells, ksh(1) and ksh93(1),
18       also have a built-in pwd command.
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ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

21       See  environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables
22       that affect the  execution  of  pwd:  LANG,  LC_ALL,  LC_MESSAGES,  and
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EXIT STATUS

26       The following exit values are returned:
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35       If an error is detected, output will not be written to standard output,
36       a diagnostic message will be written to standard error,  and  the  exit
37       status will not be  0.
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ATTRIBUTES

40       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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45       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
46       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
47       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
48       │Availability                 │SUNWcsu                      │
49       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
50       │CSI                          │Enabled                      │
51       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
52       │Interface Stability          │Committed                    │
53       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
54       │Standard                     │See standards(5).            │
55       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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SEE ALSO

58       cd(1), ksh(1), ksh93(1), sh(1), shell_builtins(1), attributes(5), envi‐
59       ron(5), standards(5)
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DIAGNOSTICS

62       ``Cannot open ..'' and ``Read error in ..'' indicate possible file sys‐
63       tem trouble and should be referred to a UNIX system administrator.
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NOTES

66       If  you  move  the current directory or one above it,  pwd may not give
67       the correct response. Use the  cd(1) command with a full path  name  to
68       correct this situation.
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