1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/atuin-common/src/utils.rs b/atuin-common/src/utils.rs
index d85b3b96..1d330390 100644
--- a/atuin-common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/atuin-common/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use chrono::NaiveDate;
@@ -36,6 +37,17 @@ pub fn data_dir() -> PathBuf {
     data_dir.join("atuin")
 }
 
+pub fn get_current_dir() -> String {
+    // Prefer PWD environment variable over cwd if available to better support symbolic links
+    match env::var("PWD") {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(_) => match env::current_dir() {
+            Ok(dir) => dir.display().to_string(),
+            Err(_) => String::from(""),
+        },
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn get_days_from_month(year: i32, month: u32) -> i64 {
     NaiveDate::from_ymd(
         match month {