freebsd-nq/bin/pwd/pwd.1

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.\"     @(#)pwd.1	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd April 28, 1995
.Dt PWD 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm pwd
.Nd return working directory name
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Pwd
writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
the standard output.
.Pp
Some shells may provide a builtin
.Nm
command which is similar or identical to this utility.
Consult the
.Xr builtin 1
manual page.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
The
.Nm
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2
compatible.
The
.Fl L
flag is not supported.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr builtin 1 ,
.Xr cd 1 ,
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr sh 1 ,
.Xr getcwd 3
.Sh BUGS
In
.Xr csh  1
the command
.Ic dirs
is always faster because it is built into that shell.
However, it can give a different answer in the rare case
that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
the shell descended into it.
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993`
			`.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.`
			`.\"`
			`.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by`
			`.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.`
			`.\"`
			`.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without`
			`.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions`
			`.\" are met:`
			`.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright`
			`.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.`
			`.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright`
			`.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the`
			`.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.`
			`.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software`
			`.\" must display the following acknowledgement:`
			`.\" This product includes software developed by the University of`
			`.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.`
			`.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors`
			`.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software`
			`.\" without specific prior written permission.`
			`.\"`
			.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
			`.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE`
			`.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE`
			`.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE`
			`.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL`
			`.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS`
			`.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)`
			`.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT`
			`.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY`
			`.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF`
			`.\" SUCH DAMAGE.`
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Merge Lite2 mods, cleanup man page, and -Wall cleaning. 1996-12-14 06:07:30 +00:00			`.\" @(#)pwd.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95`
$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$ 1999-08-27 23:15:48 +00:00			`.\" $FreeBSD$`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.\"`
Merge Lite2 mods, cleanup man page, and -Wall cleaning. 1996-12-14 06:07:30 +00:00			`.Dd April 28, 1995`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Dt PWD 1`
			`.Os BSD 4`
			`.Sh NAME`
			`.Nm pwd`
			`.Nd return working directory name`
			`.Sh SYNOPSIS`
mdoc(7) police: use the new features of the Nm macro. 2000-11-20 11:39:41 +00:00			`.Nm`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Sh DESCRIPTION`
Correct use of .Nm. Add rcsid. 1998-05-15 06:30:58 +00:00			`.Nm Pwd`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to`
			`the standard output.`
Improve shell documentation: * Consistently misspell built-in as builtin. * Add a builtin(1) manpage and create builtin(1) MLINKS for all shell builtin commands for which no standalone utility exists. These MLINKS replace those that were created for csh(1). * Add appropriate xrefs for builtin(1) to the csh(1) and sh(1) manpages, as well as to the manpages of standalone utilities which are supported as shell builtin commands in at least one of the shells. In such manpages, explain that similar functionality may be provided as a shell builtin command. * Improve sh(1)'s description of the cd builtin command. Csh(1) already describes it adequately. Replace the cd(1) manpage with a builtin(1) MLINKS link. * Clean up some mdoc problems: use Xr instead of literal "foo(n)"; use Ic instead of Xr for shell builtin commands. * Undo English contractions. Reviewed by: mpp, rgrimes 1999-09-08 15:40:46 +00:00			`.Pp`
			`Some shells may provide a builtin`
			`.Nm`
Correct some hard sentence breaks. Only those surrounding the previous commit and those which cause ugly nroff output have been fixed, since the purpose of the style guideline which they contravene is to reduce the sizes of deltas. Reported by: bde 1999-09-14 11:46:04 +00:00			`command which is similar or identical to this utility.`
			`Consult the`
Improve shell documentation: * Consistently misspell built-in as builtin. * Add a builtin(1) manpage and create builtin(1) MLINKS for all shell builtin commands for which no standalone utility exists. These MLINKS replace those that were created for csh(1). * Add appropriate xrefs for builtin(1) to the csh(1) and sh(1) manpages, as well as to the manpages of standalone utilities which are supported as shell builtin commands in at least one of the shells. In such manpages, explain that similar functionality may be provided as a shell builtin command. * Improve sh(1)'s description of the cd builtin command. Csh(1) already describes it adequately. Replace the cd(1) manpage with a builtin(1) MLINKS link. * Clean up some mdoc problems: use Xr instead of literal "foo(n)"; use Ic instead of Xr for shell builtin commands. * Undo English contractions. Reviewed by: mpp, rgrimes 1999-09-08 15:40:46 +00:00			`.Xr builtin 1`
			`manual page.`
Various spelling/formatting changes. Submitted by: Philippe Charnier <charnier@xp11.frmug.org> 1999-05-08 10:22:15 +00:00			`.Sh DIAGNOSTICS`
			`The`
			`.Nm`
			`utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Sh STANDARDS`
			`The`
Correct use of .Nm. Add rcsid. 1998-05-15 06:30:58 +00:00			`.Nm`
Various spelling/formatting changes. Submitted by: Philippe Charnier <charnier@xp11.frmug.org> 1999-05-08 10:22:15 +00:00			`utility is expected to be`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.St -p1003.2`
Merge Lite2 mods, cleanup man page, and -Wall cleaning. 1996-12-14 06:07:30 +00:00			`compatible.`
Let the pwd program double as realpath(1). This lets you resolve pathnames to their underlying physical path: critter# realpath /sys/kern/subr_disk.c /freebsd/src/sys/kern/subr_disk.c Update the pwd man-page slightly. 2000-11-24 10:18:52 +00:00			`The`
			`.Fl L`
			`flag is not supported.`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Sh SEE ALSO`
Improve shell documentation: * Consistently misspell built-in as builtin. * Add a builtin(1) manpage and create builtin(1) MLINKS for all shell builtin commands for which no standalone utility exists. These MLINKS replace those that were created for csh(1). * Add appropriate xrefs for builtin(1) to the csh(1) and sh(1) manpages, as well as to the manpages of standalone utilities which are supported as shell builtin commands in at least one of the shells. In such manpages, explain that similar functionality may be provided as a shell builtin command. * Improve sh(1)'s description of the cd builtin command. Csh(1) already describes it adequately. Replace the cd(1) manpage with a builtin(1) MLINKS link. * Clean up some mdoc problems: use Xr instead of literal "foo(n)"; use Ic instead of Xr for shell builtin commands. * Undo English contractions. Reviewed by: mpp, rgrimes 1999-09-08 15:40:46 +00:00			`.Xr builtin 1 ,`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Xr cd 1 ,`
			`.Xr csh 1 ,`
mdoc(7) police: sort SEE ALSO xrefs (sort -b -f +2 -3 +1 -2). 2001-07-06 16:46:48 +00:00			`.Xr sh 1 ,`
			`.Xr getcwd 3`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`.Sh BUGS`
			`In`
			`.Xr csh 1`
			`the command`
			`.Ic dirs`
Correct some hard sentence breaks. Only those surrounding the previous commit and those which cause ugly nroff output have been fixed, since the purpose of the style guideline which they contravene is to reduce the sizes of deltas. Reported by: bde 1999-09-14 11:46:04 +00:00			`is always faster because it is built into that shell.`
			`However, it can give a different answer in the rare case`
BSD 4.4 Lite bin Sources 1994-05-26 06:18:55 +00:00			`that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after`
Improve shell documentation: * Consistently misspell built-in as builtin. * Add a builtin(1) manpage and create builtin(1) MLINKS for all shell builtin commands for which no standalone utility exists. These MLINKS replace those that were created for csh(1). * Add appropriate xrefs for builtin(1) to the csh(1) and sh(1) manpages, as well as to the manpages of standalone utilities which are supported as shell builtin commands in at least one of the shells. In such manpages, explain that similar functionality may be provided as a shell builtin command. * Improve sh(1)'s description of the cd builtin command. Csh(1) already describes it adequately. Replace the cd(1) manpage with a builtin(1) MLINKS link. * Clean up some mdoc problems: use Xr instead of literal "foo(n)"; use Ic instead of Xr for shell builtin commands. * Undo English contractions. Reviewed by: mpp, rgrimes 1999-09-08 15:40:46 +00:00			`the shell descended into it.`