Pwd
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[[pwd]] is acronymic for '''print working directory''' | [[pwd]] is acronymic for '''print working directory''' | ||
| − | When this command is called without any parameters, it will print out the current working directory according to the shell. It may be called with '''-P''' to dereference any symbolic links in the path. | + | When this command is called without any parameters, it will print out the current working directory according to the shell. It may be called with '''-P''' to dereference any [[symbolic links]] in the [[path]]. |
[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ '''pwd''' | [light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ '''pwd''' | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 8 September 2004
pwd is acronymic for print working directory
When this command is called without any parameters, it will print out the current working directory according to the shell. It may be called with -P to dereference any symbolic links in the path.
[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ pwd /home/light/www/paint_fx
[light@splat ~/www/paint_fx]$ pwd -P /usr/home/light/www/paint_fx
