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48 .TH PWD 1 "Nov 2, 2007"
50 pwd \- return working directory name
60 The \fBpwd\fR utility writes an absolute path name of the current working
61 directory to standard output.
64 Both the Bourne shell, \fBsh\fR(1), and the Korn shells, \fBksh\fR(1) and
65 \fBksh93\fR(1), also have a built-in \fBpwd\fR command.
66 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
69 See \fBenviron\fR(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables
70 that affect the execution of \fBpwd\fR: \fBLANG\fR, \fBLC_ALL\fR,
71 \fBLC_MESSAGES\fR, and \fBNLSPATH\fR.
75 The following exit values are returned:
82 Successful completion.
96 If an error is detected, output will not be written to standard output, a
97 diagnostic message will be written to standard error, and the exit status will
102 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
110 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
114 Interface Stability Committed
116 Standard See \fBstandards\fR(5).
122 \fBcd\fR(1), \fBksh\fR(1), \fBksh93\fR(1), \fBsh\fR(1),
123 \fBshell_builtins\fR(1), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBenviron\fR(5),
128 ``\fBCannot open ..\fR'' and ``\fBRead error in ..\fR'' indicate possible file
129 system trouble and should be referred to a UNIX system administrator.
133 If you move the current directory or one above it, \fBpwd\fR may not give the
134 correct response. Use the \fBcd\fR(1) command with a full path name to correct