Windows PowerShell equivalent to Unix/Linux `pwd`?

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In follow-up to the cmd.exe question, what is the PowerShell equivalent to echo %cd%, or Linux/Unix pwd?

Thiago M. · Answer 1 · 2011-06-09 13:44:15Z

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Powershell has many of the same commands as Linux. pwd is the command equivalent.

When you type pwd in Powershell, it is an alias to Get-Location.

answered Jun 9 '11 at 13:38

Thiago M.
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"that was easy" .. boy do I feel sheepish :) – warren Jun 9 '11 at 14:03

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Rynant · Answer 2 · 2011-06-09 14:00:43Z

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In addition to Get-Location and its Aliases, you can also use the automatic variable $pwd.

The $pwd variable is nice because you have direct access to the PathInfo members. E.g.

$pwd.Path.PadLeft(80)
$pwd.Drive

answered Jun 9 '11 at 14:00

very cool! I need to find a good tutorial introduction to PowerShell – warren Jun 9 '11 at 14:04

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Hover over the Powershell tag in your question. Click the FAQ link. Look at the second item in the list. – EBGreen Jun 9 '11 at 14:19

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Siim K · Answer 3 · 2011-06-09 13:46:41Z

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Get-Location cmdlet should do the trick

As Thiago mentioned, you can use these aliases: gl or pwd

answered Jun 9 '11 at 13:41

Siim K
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