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### 8.101 `GETCWD` — Get current working directory

Description:
  Get current working directory.

  This intrinsic is provided in both subroutine and function forms; however, only one form can be used in any given program unit.

Standard:
  GNU extension
Class:
  Subroutine, function
Syntax:

  `CALL GETCWD(C [, STATUS])`
  `STATUS = GETCWD(C)`

Arguments:

  C | The type shall be `CHARACTER` and of default kind.
  STATUS | (Optional) status flag. Returns 0 on success, a system specific and nonzero error code otherwise.

Example:

                PROGRAM test_getcwd
                  CHARACTER(len=255) :: cwd
                  CALL getcwd(cwd)
                  WRITE(*,*) TRIM(cwd)
                END PROGRAM

See also:
  CHDIR