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@@ -5,21 +5,35 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: pwd.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:54 stanton Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH pwd n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME -pwd \- Return the current working directory +pwd \- Return the absolute path of the current working directory .SH SYNOPSIS \fBpwd\fR .BE - .SH DESCRIPTION .PP -Returns the path name of the current working directory. - +Returns the absolute path name of the current working directory. +.SH EXAMPLE +.PP +Sometimes it is useful to change to a known directory when running +some external command using \fBexec\fR, but it is important to keep +the application usually running in the directory that it was started +in (unless the user specifies otherwise) since that minimizes user +confusion. The way to do this is to save the current directory while +the external command is being run: +.PP +.CS +set tarFile [file normalize somefile.tar] +set savedDir [\fBpwd\fR] +cd /tmp +exec tar -xf $tarFile +cd $savedDir +.CE +.SH "SEE ALSO" +file(n), cd(n), glob(n), filename(n) .SH KEYWORDS working directory |