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     GETWD(2)                                                 GETWD(2)

     NAME
          getwd - get current directory

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <u.h>
          #include <libc.h>

          char* getwd(char *buf, int size)

     DESCRIPTION
          Getwd fills buf with a null-terminated string representing
          the current directory and returns buf.

          Getwd places no more than size bytes in the buffer provided.

     SOURCE
          /sys/src/libc/9sys/getwd.c

     SEE ALSO
          pwd(1), fd2path(2)

     DIAGNOSTICS
          On error, zero is returned.  Errstr(2) may be consulted for
          more information.

     BUGS
          Although the name returned by getwd is guaranteed to be the
          path used to reach the directory, if the name space has
          changed underfoot, the name may be incorrect.

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