PWD(1) User Commands PWD(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

pwd - print name of current/working directory

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**pwd** \[*OPTION*]...

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Print the full filename of the current working directory.

[**-L, --logical**](#L,)

use PWD from environment, even if it contains symlinks

[**-P, --physical**](#P,)

resolve all symlinks

[**--help**](#help)

display this help and exit

[**--version**](#version)

output version information and exit

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

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

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Written by Jim Meyering.

# [REPORTING BUGS](#REPORTING_BUGS)

Report bugs to: <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.  
Report any translation bugs to: <https://translationproject.org/team/>.  
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>  
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

# [COPYRIGHT](#COPYRIGHT)

Copyright © 2026 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](#SEE_ALSO)

[**getcwd**(3)](/man/os/coreutils/getcwd.3)

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

October 2026 GNU coreutils 9.12

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Document: pwd(1) from coreutils 9.12-r6 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/coreutils.git