In Git for windows "git bash", how to "print working directory" in Windows path format that is usable by cmd and Windows explorer?

windows git bash git-for-windows

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In Git Bash:

$ cmd //c cd
C:\Program Files\Git

Note the double slash. And for forward slashes, as mentioned in the comments:

$ pwd -W
C:/Program Files/Git

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Updated on February 14, 2020

yhd.leung about 4 years
When using Git for Windows "git bash" on Windows, how to conveniently print the working directory in Windows path representation, e.g.
```
D:\foo\bar
```
similar to using 'pwd' to get the Unix representation
```
/d/foo/bar/
```
such that the path can be read by Windows explorer and cmd console?
- Lasse V. Karlsen almost 7 years
  
  Well, you can use pwd -W, but it uses forward slash, this is probably the closest you'll get. You can always do cmd.exe /c cd.
- yhd.leung almost 7 years
  
  Thanks @Lasse, pwd -W is fit for my use-cases on Windows explorer and cmd console. I didn't realize they accept forward slash too. I really want to take your comment as answer.
yhd.leung about 6 years

Thanks @vestlen, single slash cmd /c cd also works. Why double slash ?
vestlen almost 6 years

@yhd.leung On my box at least, using the single slash leaves you sitting in the cmd shell. Using the double slash prints the directory and then exits cmd, returning you to the bash shell.
Kanhaiya over 2 years

To turn the slashes to back-slashed with pwd -W, just use: pwd -W | sed 's,/,\\,g'