Linux Basics: pwd - Print Working Directory

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Whenever you feel lost in the filesystem, call the pwd command to know where you are:

pwd

It will print the current folder path.

This command works on Linux, macOS, WSL, and anywhere you have a UNIX environment

Lessons in this unit:

0: Introduction
1: ▶︎ pwd - Print Working Directory
2: cd - Change Directory
3: ls - List Files
4: cat - Concatenate and Display Files
5: less - View File Contents
6: tail - View End of Files
7: echo - Print to Output
8: which - Locate Commands
9: type - Display Command Type
10: clear - Clear Terminal
11: Introduction to Linux
12: The UNIX Filesystem Commands