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     PWD(1)                                                     PWD(1)

     NAME
          pwd, pbd - working directory

     SYNOPSIS
          pwd
          pbd

     DESCRIPTION
          Pwd prints the path name of the working (current) directory.
          Pwd does not guarantee to return the same path that was used
          to enter the directory. The returned path may be another
          route through the name space to the same working directory.
          This behavior will arise when a combination of mounts or
          binds produces a graph in the file name space tree.

          Pbd prints the base name of the working (current) directory.
          It prints no final newline and is intended for applications
          such as constructing shell prompts.

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/cmd/pwd.c
          /sys/src/cmd/pbd.c

     SEE ALSO
          cd in rc(1), bind(1), getwd(2)

     BUGS
          A kernel bug sometimes prevents pbd from working when the
          current directory is a device, in which case pbd returns
          `.'.

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