| -L--logical | use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks |
| -P--physical | resolve all symlinks |
| --help | display this help and exit |
| --version | output version information and exit |
NAME
pwd - print name of current/working directory
SYNOPSIS
pwd [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Print the full filename of the current working directory.
- -L, --logical
use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks
- -P, --physical
resolve all symlinks
- --help
display this help and exit
- --version
output version information and exit
If no option is specified, -P is assumed.
Your shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
getcwd(3)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3) Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.