PWD(1) PWD(1)
NAME
pwd, pbd - working directory
SYNOPSIS
pwd
pbd
DESCRIPTION
Pwd prints the path name of the working (current) directory.
Pwd is guaranteed to return the same path that was used to
enter the directory. If, however, the name space has
changed, or directory names have been changed, this path
name may no longer be valid. (See fd2path(2) for a descrip-
tion of pwd's mechanism.)
Pbd prints the base name of the working (current) directory.
It prints no final newline and is intended for applications
such as constructing shell prompts. Since it uses stat(2)
to discover the name of . (dot), if the directory has been
bound to another name, it will show the underlying name
rather than that reported by pwd.
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/pwd.c
/sys/src/cmd/pbd.c
SEE ALSO
cd in rc(1), bind(1), intro(2), getwd(2), fd2path(2)