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Date:      Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:41:15 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 265624] bin/pwd default behavior according to man page like -P but is like -L
Message-ID:  <bug-265624-227@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 265624
           Summary: bin/pwd default behavior according to man page like -P
                    but is like -L
           Product: Base System
           Version: 12.3-STABLE
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: bin
          Assignee: bugs@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: pascalullrich@web.de

FreeBSD 12.3-STABLE #1 r371380

>From man pwd:
"If no options are specified, the -P option is assumed."

My tests show that the  -L  option is assumed.

[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp]$ ls -l
total 4
drwxr-xr-x  2 ullrich  ullrich  512  3 Aug. 17:13 abc
lrwxr-xr-x  1 ullrich  ullrich    3  3 Aug. 17:13 def -> abc
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp]$ cd abc
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/abc]$ pwd
/home/ullrich/tmp/abc
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/abc]$ pwd -L
/home/ullrich/tmp/abc
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/abc]$ pwd -P
/home/ullrich/tmp/abc
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/abc]$ cd ../def
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/def]$ pwd
/home/ullrich/tmp/def
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/def]$ pwd -L
/home/ullrich/tmp/def
[ullrich@bsd106 ~/tmp/def]$ pwd -P
/home/ullrich/tmp/abc

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