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.Dd 
.Dt PWD 1
.Os BSD 4
.Sh NAME
.Nm pwd
.Nd return working directory name
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm pwd
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Pwd
writes the absolute pathname of the current working directory to
the standard output.
.Pp
The pwd utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh STANDARDS
The pwd function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr cd 1 ,
.Xr csh 1 ,
.Xr getwd 3
.Sh BUGS
In
.Xr csh  1
the command
.Ic dirs
is always faster (although it can give a different answer in the rare case
that the current directory or a containing directory was moved after
the shell descended into it).