--- a/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptingFunctions.java	Wed Jul 05 20:37:12 2017 +0200
+++ b/nashorn/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/ScriptingFunctions.java	Fri Jun 05 12:38:53 2015 +0200
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@
     /** Names of special properties used by $ENV API. */
     public  static final String ENV_NAME  = "$ENV";
 
-    private static final String PWD_NAME  = "PWD";
+    /** Name of the environment variable for the current working directory. */
+    public static final String PWD_NAME  = "PWD";
 
     private ScriptingFunctions() {
     }