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GETWD(2)                      System Calls Manual                     GETWD(2)



NAME
       getwd - get current directory

SYNOPSIS
       #include <u.h>
       #include <libc.h>

       char* getwd(char *buf, int size)

DESCRIPTION
       Getwd  fills buf with a null-terminated string representing the current
       directory and returns buf.

       Getwd places no more than size bytes in the buffer provided.

SOURCE
       /sys/src/libc/9sys/getwd.c

SEE ALSO
       pwd(1), fd2path(2)

DIAGNOSTICS
       On error, zero is returned.  Errstr(2) may be consulted for more infor‐
       mation.

BUGS
       Although  the  name returned by getwd is guaranteed to be the path used
       to reach the directory, if the name space has  changed  underfoot,  the
       name may be incorrect.



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