GETWD(3) GETWD(3)
NAME
getwd - get current working directory pathname
SYNOPSIS
char *getwd(pathname)
char *pathname;
DESCRIPTION
Getwd copies the absolute pathname of the current working
directory to pathname and returns a pointer to the result.
LIMITATIONS
Maximum pathname length is MAXPATHLEN characters as defined
in <sys/param.h>. It is recommended that the -
I/usr/include/bsd compiler control be supplied when
compiling programs that call (3B) routines. This library
will be searched by the loader when the -lbsd flag is
supplied.
DIAGNOSTICS
Getwd returns zero and places a message in pathname if an
error occurs.
BUGS
Getwd may fail to return to the current directory if an
error occurs.
ORIGIN
4.3 BSD
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