Linux pwd Command

What is Linux pwd Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use pwd command in Linux. pwd command is pwd - print name of current/working directory.

pwd Syntax#

pwd [OPTION]...

pwd Examples#

pwd Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of pwd command. pwd command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for pwd command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man pwd

To open info page for pwd command we can use command below.

info pwd

To open help page from pwd command we can run command below.

pwd --help

Linux pwd Command Source Code#

You can find pwd command source code from the folowing repositories:

• pwd source code on GitHub
• pwd source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• pwd source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use pwd in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.