006-the-pwd-command.md

The pwd command

The pwd stands for Print Working Directory. It prints the path of the working directory, starting from the root.

Example:

pwd   

The output would be your current directory:

/home/your_user/some_directory

Syntax:

pwd [OPTION] 

Tip:

You can also check this by priting out the $PWD variable:

echo $PWD

The output would be the same as of the pwd command.

Options:

  -L        print the value of $PWD if it names the current working
            directory
  -P        print the physical directory, without any symbolic links

Logical:

Use the -L option after the pwd command.

Syntax:

pwd -L

Physical:

If environment includes symlinks, use pwd with -P

Syntax:

pwd -P

By default, pwd' behaves as if -L' were specified.