pwd(C)
pwd --
print working directory name
Syntax
pwd
Description
pwd prints the absolute pathname of the current working
directory.
cd(C)
sets the environment variable PWD to this pathname.
Exit values
pwd returns the following values:
0-
successful completion
>0-
an error occurred
Diagnostics
``Cannot open ...
'' and ``Read error
in ...
'' indicate possible file system trouble. In such cases,
see
``Checking and repairing filesystems''
in the SCO OpenServer System Administration Guide
for information about fixing the filesystem.
Limitations
The version of pwd built into the Bourne, C, and
Korn shells supports the -L and -P flags for
printing logical or physical paths. The default behavior for
ksh(C)
is to show logical pathnames. The default behavior for
csh(C)
and
sh(C)
is to show physical pathnames.
Software storage objects (SSOs) preserve the traditional
directory structure and filenames by using symbolic links to point
to the real files which are maintained in the /var and
/opt/var directory hierarchies (see
hierarchy(M)).
Using the -L option to the version of pwd built
into the Bourne and C shells allows you to display the
traditional directory structure while hiding the details of the
implementation of SSOs.
Files
/bin/pwd-
standalone version of pwd
See also
cd(C),
csh(C),
ksh(C),
sh(C)
Standards conformance
pwd is conformant with:
ISO/IEC DIS 99452:1992, Information technology Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX) Part 2: Shell and Utilities (IEEE Std 1003.21992);
AT&T SVID Issue 2;
X/Open CAE Specification, Commands and Utilities, Issue 4, 1992.
Notices
A version of pwd
that can handle files greater than 2GB
is available in /u95/bin. See
pwd(1)
for more information.
© 2005 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
SCO OpenServer Release 6.0.0 -- 03 June 2005