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GETWD(2)							System Calls Manual							  GETWD(2)

NAME
getwd - get current directory SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h> #include <libc.h> char* getwd(char *buf, int size) DESCRIPTION
Getwd fills buf with a null-terminated string representing the current directory and returns buf. Getwd places no more than size bytes in the buffer provided. SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/9sys/getwd.c SEE ALSO
pwd(1) DIAGNOSTICS
On error, zero is returned and buf is filled with a diagnostic message. Errstr(2) may be consulted for more information. BUGS
Because mounts and binds (see bind(2)) may produce multiple names for a directory, getwd might not return the path by which the directory was reached. GETWD(2)

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getwd(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  getwd(3)

NAME
getwd - Gets current directory pathname LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a) SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> char *getwd( char *path_name); STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: getwd(): XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags. PARAMETERS
Points to the full pathname. DESCRIPTION
The getwd() function determines the absolute pathname of the current directory, then copies that pathname into the array pointed to by the path_name parameter. The maximum pathname length, in characters, is set by the PATH_MAX definition, as specified in the limits.h file. If the length of the pathname of the current directory is greater than (PATH_MAX + 1), including the null byte, getwd() fails and returns a null pointer. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, a pointer to the absolute pathname of the current directory is returned. If an error occurs, the getwd() func- tion returns a null pointer. and places a message in the path_name parameter. RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: getcwd(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off getwd(3)
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