pwd

Print working directory.

Source: src/execution/builtins.f90

Synopsis

pwd [-LP]

The pwd builtin prints the absolute pathname of the current working directory.

Option	Description
`-L`	Logical path (with symlinks, default)
`-P`	Physical path (resolve symlinks)

pwd
# /home/user/projects

cd /tmp
ln -s /var/log logs
cd logs

pwd -L
# /tmp/logs

pwd -P
# /var/log

#!/usr/bin/env fortsh
script_dir="$(pwd)"
echo "Running from: $script_dir"

original_dir="$(pwd)"
cd /somewhere/else
# Do work...
cd "$original_dir"

if [[ "$(pwd)" == "$HOME" ]]; then
    echo "You're in home directory"
fi

Variable	Description
`$PWD`	Current directory (same as `pwd -L`)
`$OLDPWD`	Previous directory

echo $PWD       # Same as pwd
echo $OLDPWD    # Previous directory
cd -            # Goes to $OLDPWD

The builtin returns shell%cwd which is updated on every directory change.

Status	Condition
0	Success
1	Error (rare)