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PWD(1)                      General Commands Manual                     PWD(1)

NAME
       pwd, pbd - working directory

SYNOPSIS
       pwd
       pbd

DESCRIPTION
       Pwd  prints  the path name of the working (current) directory. Pwd does
       not guarantee to return the same path that was used to enter the direc‐
       tory. The returned path may be another route through the name space  to
       the same working directory. This behavior will arise when a combination
       of mounts or binds produces a graph in the file name space tree.

       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.

SOURCE
       /sys/src/cmd/pwd.c
       /sys/src/cmd/pbd.c

SEE ALSO
       cd in rc(1), bind(1), getwd(2)

BUGS
       A kernel bug sometimes prevents pbd from working when the  current  di‐
       rectory is a device, in which case pbd returns ‘.'.

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