Displaying the current directory (pwd command)

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Use the pwd command to write to standard output the full path name of your current directory (from the /(root) directory).

All directories are separated by a slash (/). The /(root) directory is represented by the first slash (/), and the last directory named is your current directory.

For example, to display your current directory, type the following:

pwd

The full path name of your current directory displays similar to the following:

/home/thomas