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"text": "# pwd (man)\n\n## TLDR\n\n> Print the name of current/working directory.\n\n- Print the current directory:\n `pwd`\n- Print the current directory, and resolve all symlinks (i.e. show the \"physical\" path):\n `pwd {{-P|--physical}}`\n- Display help:\n `pwd --help`\n\n*Source: tldr-pages*\n\n---\n\n**Summary:** pwd - print name of current/working directory\n\n**Synopsis:** pwd [OPTION]...\n\n## Flags\n\n| Flag | Long | Arg | Description |\n|------|------|-----|-------------|\n| -L | --logical | — | use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks |\n| -P | --physical | — | avoid all symlinks --help display this help and exit |\n| — | --version | — | output version information and exit If no option is specified, -P is assumed. NOTE: your shell may have its own version |\n\n## See Also\n\n- getcwd(3)\n\n## Section Outline\n\n- **NAME** (2 lines)\n- **SYNOPSIS** (2 lines)\n- **DESCRIPTION** (2 lines) — 3 subsections\n - -L --logical (2 lines)\n - -P --physical (4 lines)\n - --version (8 lines)\n- **AUTHOR** (2 lines)\n- **REPORTING BUGS** (3 lines)\n- **COPYRIGHT** (5 lines)\n- **SEE ALSO** (8 lines)\n\n## Full Content\n\n### NAME\n\npwd - print name of current/working directory\n\n### SYNOPSIS\n\npwd [OPTION]...\n\n### DESCRIPTION\n\nPrint the full filename of the current working directory.\n\n#### -L --logical\n\nuse PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks\n\n#### -P --physical\n\navoid all symlinks\n\n--help display this help and exit\n\n#### --version\n\noutput version information and exit\n\nIf no option is specified, -P is assumed.\n\nNOTE: your shell may have its own version of pwd, which usually supersedes the version de‐\nscribed here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it\nsupports.\n\n### AUTHOR\n\nWritten by Jim Meyering.\n\n### REPORTING BUGS\n\nGNU coreutils online help: \nReport any translation bugs to \n\n### COPYRIGHT\n\nCopyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later\n.\nThis is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to\nthe extent permitted by law.\n\n### SEE ALSO\n\ngetcwd(3)\n\nFull documentation \nor available locally via: info '(coreutils) pwd invocation'\n\n\n\nGNU coreutils 8.32 January 2026 PWD(1)\n\n"
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