GETWD

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: May 12, 1986
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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 (1024), as defined in <sys/param.h>.  

DIAGNOSTICS

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


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
LIMITATIONS
DIAGNOSTICS

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