xcwd - X current working directory

xcwd's algorithm fails when applied to most single-instance  applications,  applications  with  tabs,  or
       terminal multiplexers.  lilyterm(1), screen(1), tmux(1), and urxvtc(1) are all known to fail.

xcwd is copyright 2013 Adrien Schildknecht.

       This  manual  page is copyright 2013, 2015–2018 Benjamin Barenblat and licensed under the Apache License,
       Version 2.0.

                                                   2018-03-06                                            XCWD(1)

xcwd  is a simple tool which prints the current working directory of the focused window.  It's useful for
       launching applications directly into the same directory as  the  focused  application—for  instance,  you
       might  want  to  launch a new terminal in the same directory as your editor.  You can make this happen by
       binding something like

              urxvt -cd "$(xcwd)"

       to a keyboard shortcut within your window manager and then invoking that shortcut during editor usage.

       If  xcwd  can't  figure  out the working directory associated with the currently focused window, it falls
       back on $HOME.

xcwd exits with a nonzero status if it can't  figure  out  the  working  directory  associated  with  the
       currently focused window and $HOME is unset.  Otherwise, xcwd returns zero.

       xcwd - X current working directory

gnome-terminal(1), terminology(1), urxvt(1), xterm(1)

xcwd