pwdx

Display the current working directory of specified processes.

Synopsis

pwdx [PID]

Parameter Description

• PID: The process ID to query. You can use the ps command to find PIDs.

Examples

In the following example, the ps command is used to view information about the nginx process, and then the pwdx command is used to query the current working directory of the process with ID 5678.

$ ps -ef | grep nginx
# root      1234     1  0 10:00 ?        00:00:00 nginx: master process /usr/sbin/nginx -g daemon on; master_process on;
# www-data  5678  1234  0 10:01 ?        00:00:00 nginx: worker process

$ pwdx 5678
# 5678: /var/www/html

View the working directory of the current process:

$ pwdx $$

View the working directory of a specified process:

$ pwdx 1234

Batch view the working directories of multiple processes:

$ ps aux | awk '{print $2}' | xargs pwdx

Combine with other commands to view a process's working directory and command line:

$ ps -p 1234 -o cmd | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $1}' | xargs pwdx

View the working directories of all processes:

$ ps -eo pid | xargs pwdx