# man > pwd(1)

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## NAME
       pwd - print name of current/working directory

## SYNOPSIS
       **pwd **[_OPTION_]...

## DESCRIPTION
       Print the full filename of the current working directory.

### -L --logical
              use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks

### -P --physical
              avoid all symlinks

       **--help **display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

       If no option is specified, **-P **is assumed.

       NOTE:  your  shell  may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version de‐
       scribed here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about  the  options  it
       supports.

## AUTHOR
       Written by Jim Meyering.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       [**getcwd**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/getcwd/3/markdown)

       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pwd>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.4                           January 2026                                      [_PWD_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PWD/1/markdown)