User Commands                                              pwd(1)



NAME
     pwd - return working directory name

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/pwd

DESCRIPTION
     pwd writes an absolute path  name  of  the  current  working
     directory to standard output.

     Both the Bourne shell, sh(1), and the  Korn  shell,  ksh(1),
     also have a built-in pwd command.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
     See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
     variables  that affect the execution of pwd: LC_MESSAGES and
     NLSPATH.

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0     Successful completion.

     >0    An error occurred.

     If an error is detected, output will not be written to stan-
     dard  output,  a diagnostic message will be written to stan-
     dard error, and the exit status will not be  0.

ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | CSI                         | enabled                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     cd(1),  ksh(1),  sh(1),  shell_builtins(1),   attributes(5),
     environ(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
     ``Cannot open ..'' and ``Read error in ..'' indicate  possi-
     ble  file  system  trouble  and should be referred to a UNIX
     system administrator.





SunOS 5.8           Last change: 28 Mar 1995                    1






User Commands                                              pwd(1)



NOTES
     If you move the current directory or one above it,  pwd  may
     not give the correct response. Use the  cd(1) command with a
     full path name to correct this situation.



















































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