getcwd(-Cwd)

Cwd

String or Variable.

Description

Equivalent to get_flag(cwd, Cwd). To set the current working directory, use set_flag(cwd, Directory) or cd(Directory).

Modes and Determinism

• getcwd(-) is det

Exceptions

(5) type error

Cwd is instantiated but not to a string.

Examples

Success:
     [eclipse]: sh(pwd).
     /home/user/test
     yes.
     [eclipse]: getcwd(Cwd).
     Cwd = "/home/user/test/"
     yes.

Fail:
    getcwd("nodirectory").

Error:
      getcwd(1).           (Error 5).
      getcwd(atom).        (Error 5).

See Also