PWD(1) BSD Reference Manual PWD(1) NNAAMMEE ppwwdd - return working directory name SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS ppwwdd DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN PPwwdd writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the standard output. The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. SSTTAANNDDAARRDDSS The ppwwdd command is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'') compatible . SSEEEE AALLSSOO cd(1), csh(1), getwd(3) BBUUGGSS In csh(1) the command ddiirrss is always faster (although it can give a dif- ferent answer in the rare case that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after the shell descended into it). 4th Berkeley Distribution May 31, 1993 1