GETWD(2)GETWD(2)

NAME

getwd – get current directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h>
#include <libc.h>

char* getwd(char *buf, int size)

DESCRIPTION

Getwd fills buf with a null-terminated string representing the current directory and returns buf.

Getwd places no more than size bytes in the buffer provided.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libc/9sys/getwd.c

SEE ALSO

pwd(1), getwd(2), fd2path(2)

DIAGNOSTICS

On error, zero is returned. Errstr(2) may be consulted for more information.

BUGS

Although the name returned by getwd is guaranteed to be the path used to reach the directory, if the name space has changed underfoot, the name may be incorrect.