Stands for the print work directory. This command will output the full path of the current current directory. It only takes a couple of options -P and -L which resolve directories for Symbolic links.
General syntax for pwd command:
$ pwd [OPTION...]
Display physical directory without symlinks
pwd -P
The -P option only prints the absolute path of the directory, avoiding symbolic links in the output.
Example: Printing the absolute path by replacing the SymLink with the ExampleDir directory.
Display working directory with symlinks
pwd -L
This option prints the path to the current working directory, including symlinks.
Example: Located in SymLink, let’s run the command to see the output with a symbolic link.
Display variable content
var=$(pwd)
Store the value of the pwd command in a variable.
Example: Storing the value of the pwd command in the NewVar variable and displaying its value from this variable.
Display previous working directory
echo "$OLDPWD"
Use this command to print the previous working directory path.
Example: Checking the previous location (Desktop/ExampleDir) in the file system and outputting it.
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