Reputation: 113

Replacement for `pwd` in Windows PowerShell

I have a Unix script which uses the command

Current_Dir=`pwd`

What would be the suitable replacement for it in Windows Power shell script?

Upvotes: 11

Answers (4)

Reputation: 9601

Both of these are valid if you are trying to make a var with your current dir:

$current_directory = (pwd).path
$current_directory = pwd

The development team for Powershell contains a couple of Unix guys, so there are some goodies in there like ls, pwd and cat

Upvotes: 17

Reputation: 1645

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.

Upvotes: 2

Reputation: 121669

Just use "pwd", or "Get-Location" ("pwd" is just an alias for "Get-Location").

ALso: you don't need the quotes in PS, like you do in a Unix shell.

Upvotes: 8

Reputation: 754763

Use the $pwd.Path expression

write-host $pwd.Path

Upvotes: 13