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19.1 'pwd': Print working directory
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'pwd' prints the name of the current directory.  Synopsis:
     pwd [OPTION]...
   The program accepts the following options.  Also see *note Common
options::.
'-L'
'--logical'
     If the contents of the environment variable 'PWD' provide an
     absolute name of the current directory with no '.' or '..'
     components, but possibly with symbolic links, then output those
     contents.  Otherwise, fall back to default '-P' handling.
'-P'
'--physical'
     Print a fully resolved name for the current directory.  That is,
     all components of the printed name will be actual directory
     names--none will be symbolic links.
   If '-L' and '-P' are both given, the last one takes precedence.  If
neither option is given, then this implementation uses '-P' as the
default unless the 'POSIXLY_CORRECT' environment variable is set.
   Due to shell aliases and built-in 'pwd' functions, using an unadorned
'pwd' interactively or in a script may get you different functionality
than that described here.  Invoke it via 'env' (i.e., 'env pwd ...') to
avoid interference from the shell.
   An exit status of zero indicates success, and a nonzero value
indicates failure.