Print Working Directory - the absolute pathname of the current folder (i.e. it tells you where you are).
Syntax pwd [-LP] Key -P The pathname printed contains no symbolic links -L The pathname printed may contain symbolic links.
Enabling the -o physical option for the set builtin command is equivalent to -P.
The return status is 0 unless an error occurs while reading the name of the current directory or an invalid option is supplied.
pwd is a bash builtin command.
Related:
pwd man page - Apple.com
cd - Change Directory