Store the initial working directory, expand $initial_cwd. Bug 1805

[exim.git] / doc / doc-docbook / spec.xfpt

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index dd68ed56041a08390ee9125a8e7b0b11ef7ab59f..3c4a2723640e7d0baae1faeab7a6168e0bb21133 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -11012,6 +11012,12 @@ the result, the name is not accepted, and &$host_lookup_deferred$& is set to
 .vindex "&$host_lookup_failed$&"
 See &$host_lookup_deferred$&.
 
+.vitem &$initial_cwd$&
+.vindex "&$initial_cwd$&
+This variable contains the full path name of the initial working
+directory of the current Exim process. This may differ from the current
+working directory, as Exim changes this to "/" during early startup, and
+to &$spool_directory$& later.
 
 .vitem &$inode$&
 .vindex "&$inode$&"