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How to Display Current Working Directory in Linux | pwd Command

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

The 'pwd,' which stands for "print working directory." In this article, we will delve into the 'pwd' command, exploring its functionality, usage, and various examples. It prints the path of the working directory, starting from the root. pwd is shell built-in command(pwd) or an actual binary(/bin/pwd). $PWD is an environment variable that stores the path of the current directory. This command has two flags.

The basic syntax of the 'pwd' command is

pwd [OPTIONS]

This command doesn't have any arguments or options, but it can accept flags for specific behavior. 

• The "-L" flag resolves symbolic links and prints the path of the target directory.
• The default behavior of the shell built-in "pwd" is equivalent to using "pwd -L".
• Mention the "-P" flag, which displays the actual path without resolving symbolic links.
• The default behavior of the binary "/bin/pwd" is the same as using "pwd -P"

pwd -L: Prints the symbolic path. 

pwd -P: Prints the actual path.

To print the current working directory, simply enter:

The output will be the absolute path of your current location in the file system.

In the given example the directory /home/shital/logs/ is a symbolic link for a target directory /var/logs/ 

The default behavior of Built-in pwd is the same as pwd -L. Using "pwd -L" to obtain the symbolic path of a directory containing a symbolic link. 

 The default behavior of /bin/pwd is the same as pwd -P. Utilizing "pwd -P" to display the actual path, ignoring symbolic links.

The $PWD environment variable is a dynamic variable that stores the path of the current working directory. It holds the same value as 'pwd -L' – representing the symbolic path.

Executing this command prints the symbolic path stored in the $PWD environment variable

In this article we discussed the 'pwd' command in Linux, which helps you find where you are in your computer's folders or we can say "how to print the current working directory ". It can show you the real folder path ('pwd -P') or the symbolic one ('pwd -L'). The $PWD thing does the same as 'pwd -L' and is handy for scripts. Remember, '/bin/pwd' shows the actual path. The FAQs answered common questions, like how to use 'pwd' or save a folder path in a script.

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