GETWD(3C)							     GETWD(3C)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     getwd - get current working directory pathname

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <unistd.h>

     char *getwd(char *pathname);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     getwd copies the absolute pathname	of the current working directory to
     pathname and returns a pointer to the result.

LIMITATIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Maximum pathname length is	PATH_MAX characters as defined in <limits.h>.
     PATH_MAX is equivalent to MAXPATHLEN as defined in	<sys/param.h>.

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     getwd returns zero	and places a message in	pathname if an error occurs.


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