pwd (print working directory) in Linux CLI - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to print the current directory path.

Linux CLI

[1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Als

Bmkdir

Ccd

Dpwd

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'ls' which lists files instead of showing the current directory.

Using 'cd' which changes directory but does not print it.

The command pwd prints the current working directory path.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to print the current directory path in the terminal.

Linux CLI

echo [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A$HOME

B$PWD

C$PATH

D$USER

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using $HOME which is your home directory, not necessarily current.

Using $PATH which lists executable search paths.

The environment variable $PWD holds the current working directory path.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to show the current directory path.

Linux CLI

echo [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A`pwd`

BPWD

Cpwd()

Dpwd

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using D 'pwd' prints the literal string 'pwd' instead of executing it.

Using 'pwd()' which is not valid shell syntax.

Using backticks `pwd` runs the command and prints its output in the shell.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a command that stores the current directory path in a variable and then prints it.

Linux CLI

current_dir=[1]
echo [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A`pwd`

B$current_dir

Cpwd

D$PWD

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Assigning the command name without backticks, which stores the string not output.

Printing the variable name without $ which prints the literal text.

Use backticks to assign the output of pwd to a variable, then print the variable with a $ sign.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a script that changes directory, prints the new directory path, and then returns to the original directory.

Linux CLI

original_dir=[1]
cd /tmp
echo [2]
cd [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A`pwd`

Bpwd

C$original_dir

Decho

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Not storing the original directory before changing.

Using 'pwd' without backticks to print the new directory.

Using variable name without $ when returning.

Store the original directory with backticks, print the current directory with echo `pwd`, then return using the variable with $.