pwd stands for Print Working Listing. It prints the entire absolute path of present listing you might be in.
Whereas working with Linux information and directories, you progress round from one listing to a different. Anytime if you wish to know during which listing you might be in then, pwd command tells you that.
Syntax
pwd [-LP]
The place L and P are elective choices.
Choices
| Choices | Description |
|---|---|
-L |
Shows the logical path of present working listing. This logical path consists of the symbolic hyperlink path of present working listing.
That is the default choice, if no choices specified. |
-P |
Shows the bodily path of present working listing after resolving symbolic hyperlinks. It reveals the complete pathname with out symbolic hyperlink of the present working listing. |
Notice: When no choice is specified with the command pwd , it routinely considers -L into motion.
Examples
Allow us to attempt some enjoyable with pwd command and see the place we exist.
To know present working listing simply hit both pwd or pwd -L in any listing.
pwd or pwd -L each are equal.
Allow us to now attempt pwd with -P choice. Because it shows the bodily path of present working listing after resolving symbolic hyperlinks. Therefore we have to create a symbolic hyperlink to check.
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