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PWD stands for “present working directory”. It shows the location you are in on the
file system.

To use pwd


1. To find out your current working directory type


[root@localhost root]# pwd

/root


2. Change your directory to the /usr/local/ directory using the “cd” command


[root@localhost root]# cd /usr/local


3. Use pwd to find your present working directory


[root@localhost local]# pwd

/usr/local


4. Return to root’s home directory.


[root@localhost root]# cd


Created by: system. Last Modification: Wednesday 26 of November, 2008 19:11:09 EST by wale.

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