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.Vx
.Vx
.Dd 
.Dt PWD 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm pwd
.Nd return working directory name
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm pwd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Pwd
writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
the standard output.
.Pp
The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh STANDARDS
The pwd function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cd 1 ,
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr getwd 3
.Sh BUGS
In
.Xr csh  1
the command
.Ic dirs
is always faster (although 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).
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b5dc1377 CL	10	.Dd
	11	.Dt PWD 1
	12	.Os BSD 4
	13	.Sh NAME
	14	.Nm pwd
	15	.Nd return working directory name
	16	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	17	.Nm pwd
	18	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	19	.Nm Pwd
	20	writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
	21	the standard output.
	22	.Pp
	23	The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
	24	.Sh STANDARDS
	25	The pwd function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible
	26	.Sh SEE ALSO
	27	.Xr cd 1 ,
	28	.Xr csh 1 ,
	29	.Xr getwd 3
	30	.Sh BUGS
69f0efa6	31	In
b5dc1377	32	.Xr csh 1
69f0efa6	33	the command
b5dc1377	34	.Ic dirs
69f0efa6 KM	35	is always faster (although it can give a different answer in the rare case
	36	that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
	37	the shell descended into it).