The pwd command

The pwd stands for Print Working Directory. It prints the path of the current working directory, starting from the root.

Example:

[root@academy myfolder]# pwd
/tmp/myfolder
[root@academy myfolder]#

Syntax:

pwd [OPTION]

Tip:

You can also check this by printing out the $PWD variable:

[root@academy myfolder]# echo $PWD
/tmp/myfolder
[root@academy myfolder]#

Options:

Short Flag	Long Flag	Description
-L	--logical	If the environment variable $PWD contains an absolute name of the current directory with no "." or ".." components, then output those contents, even if they contain symbolic links. Otherwise, fall back to default (-P) behavior.
-P	--physical	Print a fully resolved name for the current directory, where all components of the name are actual directory names, and not symbolic links.
	--help	Display a help message, and exit.
	--version	Display version information, and exit.