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Pwd

pwd (print working directory) is a shell command that reports the working directory path to standard output.

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Shell variables

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Key facts & relationships

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Developers
Various open-source and commercial developers
License
coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License
Operating system
Multics, Unix, Unix-like, V, Plan 9, Inferno, SpartaDOS X, PANOS, Windows CE, KolibriOS
Original author
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
June 1974; 52 years ago (1974-06)

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Shell variables

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Pwd

Top relations

related to External links · 18
Pwd → FreeBSD General Commands Manualpwd, Inferno General, Linux User Manual, Manned, Manual, NetBSD General Commands Manualpwd, OpenBSD General Commands Manualpwd, Plan, Programmer's Manual, Shell, Solaris, The Open Grouppwd, The Single UNIX Specification, User Commands, User Commands Reference Manualpwd, Utilities Reference, Version, Volume
Developers · 1
Pwd → Various open-source and commercial developers
License · 1
Pwd → coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License
Operating system · 1
Pwd → Multics, Unix, Unix-like, V, Plan 9, Inferno, SpartaDOS X, PANOS, Windows CE, KolibriOS
Original author · 1
Pwd → AT&T Bell Laboratories
Platform · 1
Pwd → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Pwd → June 1974; 52 years ago (1974-06)
Type · 1
Pwd → Command
Written in · 1
Pwd → C

Important terminology Word statistics

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Important terminology

command unix shell version directory shells posix multics panos kolibrios working apwdcommand gnu including equivalent implemented written operating spartados windows

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.
SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PwdDevelopersVarious open-source and commercial developers1.00infobox
PwdLicensecoreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License1.00infobox
PwdOperating systemMultics, Unix, Unix-like, V, Plan 9, Inferno, SpartaDOS X, PANOS, Windows CE, KolibriOS1.00infobox
PwdOriginal authorAT&T Bell Laboratories1.00infobox
PwdPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
PwdReleaseJune 1974; 52 years ago (1974-06)1.00infobox
PwdTypeCommand1.00infobox
PwdWritten inC1.00infobox
Pwdrelated to External linksShell0.60section
Pwdrelated to External linksUtilities Reference0.60section
Pwdrelated to External linksThe Single UNIX Specification0.60section
Pwdrelated to External linksVersion0.60section

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    Map overview Semantic statistics

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    Pwd

    Nodes37
    Edges36
    Triples26
    Avg. degree1.95
    Density0.054054
    Components1
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