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PWD(1)                           User Commands                           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
              avoid all symlinks

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       If no option is specified, -P is assumed.

       NOTE:  your  shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually super‐
       sedes the version described here.  Please refer to your shell’s documen‐
       tation 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/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2022 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'

GNU coreutils 9.1                 January 2024                           PWD(1)

Title: PWD: Print Working Directory Command
Summary
This manual page describes the `pwd` command, which prints the full filename of the current working directory. It details the options available, such as `-L` (logical path) and `-P` (physical path, avoiding symlinks), as well as providing information on reporting bugs, copyright, and related documentation.