tag 43541 + notabug
close 43541
thanks
Nikolay wrote:
> GNU coreutils 8.30
Coreutils version 8.30. Gotcha.
> $ pwd --version
> bash: pwd: --: invalid option
> pwd: usage: pwd [-LP]
But that is not the GNU Coreutils pwd program. That is the shell
builtin pwd. In this case it is bash. And bash does not document
either a --version or --help option.
$ type pwd
pwd is a shell builtin
$ help pwd
pwd: pwd [-LP]
Print the name of the current working directory.
Options:
-L print the value of $PWD if it names the current working
directory
-P print the physical directory, without any symbolic links
By default, `pwd' behaves as if `-L' were specified.
Exit Status:
Returns 0 unless an invalid option is given or the current directory
cannot be read.
Since this isn't a coreutils program I am going to attend to the
housekeeping and close the bug ticket. But please let's continue
discussion here for additional questions or comments.
This is actually an FAQ.
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#I-am-having-a-problem-with-kill-nice-pwd-sleep-or-test_002e
> $ man pwd
>
> ...
>
> --version
> output version information and exit
That is the man page for Coreutils pwd. And if you want to use the
external command then you must avoid the builtin.
$ type -a pwd
pwd is a shell builtin
pwd is /bin/pwd
$ env pwd --version
pwd (GNU coreutils) 8.32
Use of 'env' in this way forces searching PATH for the named program
regardless of shell and avoids builtins.
Hope this helps! :-)
Bob
