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Linux commands: pwd

A quick guide to the pwd command, used to check the current working directory

Whenever you feel lost in the filesystem, call the pwd command to know where you are:

pwd

It will print the current folder path.

This command works on Linux, macOS, WSL, and anywhere you have a UNIX environment


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