PWD(1)

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
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2026 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.

SEE ALSO
getcwd(3)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'