Q. How do I display the absolute path to the current working directory under Linux or UNIX operating system?
A. The pwd command displays the absolute pathname of the current working directory to the computer screen.
Print name of current/working directory
Type pwd command:
pwd
Output:
/home/vivek
Above command print the full filename of the current working directory i.e /home/vivek.
Display actual directory location
Use -P option to display the physical current working directory (all symbolic links resolved). For example, /home/lighttpd is /var/www/root/lighttpd:
cd /home/lighttpd
pwd
Output:
/home/lighttpd
Now run with -P option
pwd -P
Output:
/var/www/root/lighttpd
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I ran across an article that showed how to use pwd in an if statement, but i can not find that article. can you poin me to some artcle that might explain this.
thanks
#!/bin/bash #.... _pwd="$(pwd)" if [ "$_pwd" == "boo" ] then echo "Current pwd is boo, starting backup..." else echo "cd to boo and try again." fi