PWD
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PWD is an FTP command that returns the current working directory on the remote server.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PWD canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10157833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PWD Context triple: [RFC 959, definesCommand, PWD]
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A.
.pw
.pw is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) on the internet assigned to the Republic of Palau.
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B.
Inpw
Inpw is the ancient Egyptian name for Anubis, the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife.
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C.
PBK
PBK is the common abbreviation for the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest and one of the most prestigious academic honor societies in the United States recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
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D.
Passwords
Passwords is a 2018 studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes that blends introspective lyrics with polished, melodic rock arrangements.
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E.
PW
PW is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for the Pacific island nation of Palau.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: PWD Target entity description: PWD is an FTP command that returns the current working directory on the remote server.
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A.
.pw
.pw is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) on the internet assigned to the Republic of Palau.
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B.
Inpw
Inpw is the ancient Egyptian name for Anubis, the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife.
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C.
PBK
PBK is the common abbreviation for the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest and one of the most prestigious academic honor societies in the United States recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
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D.
Passwords
Passwords is a 2018 studio album by American folk-rock band Dawes that blends introspective lyrics with polished, melodic rock arrangements.
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E.
PW
PW is the commonly used nickname of P. W. Botha, the former South African prime minister and state president during the apartheid era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | FTP command ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | PWD command ⓘ |
| belongsTo | FTP control channel commands ⓘ |
| caseSensitivity | usually case-insensitive in FTP servers ⓘ |
| category | FTP service command ⓘ |
| defaultPortContext | 21 ⓘ |
| definedIn | File Transfer Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | client-to-server command ⓘ |
| doesNotRequire | data connection ⓘ |
| fullForm | Print Working Directory ⓘ |
| hasReplyCode | 257 GENERATED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | most FTP servers ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
command-line FTP clients
ⓘ
graphical FTP clients ⓘ |
| introducedIn | FTP specification ⓘ |
| operatesOn | remote server ⓘ |
| relatedCommand |
CDUP
ⓘ
CWD ⓘ LIST ⓘ |
| replyFormat | 257 "<directory>" is current directory ⓘ |
| requires | control connection ⓘ |
| responseType | directory pathname ⓘ |
| returns |
current working directory
ⓘ
remote current directory path ⓘ |
| scope | remote file system ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | may reveal server directory structure ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | RFC 959 ⓘ |
| syntax | PWD<CRLF> ⓘ |
| transportLayerProtocol | TCP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | client request ⓘ |
| typicalClientCommand | pwd ⓘ |
| usedFor |
building absolute remote paths
ⓘ
discovering current remote directory ⓘ verifying directory changes ⓘ |
| usedInProtocol | FTP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PWD Description of subject: PWD is an FTP command that returns the current working directory on the remote server.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.