Linux "pwd" Command Line Options and Examples

print name of current/working directory

Print the full filename of the current working directory. -L, --logical use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks -P, --physical avoid all symlinks --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit If no option is specified, -P is assumed.

Usage:

pwd [OPTION]...

Command Line Options:

-L

use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks


                            pwd -L ...

-P

avoid all symlinks


                            pwd -P ...

--help

display this help and exit


                            pwd --help ...

--version

output version information and exitIf no option is specified, -P is assumed.NOTE: your shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version described here. Pleaserefer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.AUTHORWritten by Jim Meyering.REPORTING BUGSGNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>Report pwd translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>COPYRIGHTCopyright © 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent per‐mitted by law.


                            pwd --version ...