pwd

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pwd is the POSIX (a standard for Unix-like systems) command for "print working directory." It has been used in most of Videlectrix's text adventures, as a secret command to show your location in a pseudo-POSIX directory style.

The ~ is a POSIX shorthand for "home directory", the equivalent of Windows's "My Documents" (eg ~peasantsquest would mean the user peasantsquest's home directory).

Appearances

• Thy Dungeonman II — eg ~Xdungeonman/DUNGEON/CELL
  • The X is the first letter of the name you give at the start of the game
• Peasant's Quest — eg ~peasantsquest/Mountain Pass
• Thy Dungeonman 3 — eg Wastes of time/Dumb Games/Dungeonman 3/Yon Dungeon