PWD
Description
The directory used to resolve relative filename arguments to Perforce commands.
Usage Notes
Used by Client? |
Used by Server? |
Command-Line Alternative |
Can be set in P4CONFIG file? |
---|---|---|---|
Yes |
No |
p4 -d |
No |
Value if not Explicitly Set
Operating System |
Value |
---|---|
UNIX |
The value of |
All Others |
The actual current working directory. |
Notes
Sometimes the PWD
variable isn't inherited properly across
shells. For instance, if you're running ksh or
sh on top of csh, PWD
will be inherited from your csh environment but not
updated properly, causing possible confusion in subsequent Perforce
commands.
If you encounter such difficulties, check to be sure you've unset
PWD
in your .profile
or
.kshrc
file. (If you're running sh
or ksh as your login shell, PWD
will be
managed properly by the shell regardless of any unsettings you've placed
in your startup files; the confusion only occurs when variables are
exported to subshells.)