.TH GETWD 2
.SH NAME
getwd \- get current directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <u.h>
.br
.B #include <libc.h>
.PP
.B
char* getwd(char *buf, int size)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getwd
fills
.I buf
with a null-terminated string representing the current directory
and returns
.IR buf .
.PP
.I Getwd
places no more than
.I size
bytes in the buffer provided.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/libc/9sys/getwd.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR pwd (1)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
On error, zero is returned and
.I buf
is filled with a diagnostic message.
.IR Errstr (2)
may be consulted for more information.
.SH BUGS
Because mounts and binds (see
.IR bind (2))
may produce multiple names for a directory,
.I getwd
might not return the path by which the directory was reached.
