9.0;wd (working_directory), revision 9.0, 85/04/22
WD (WORKING_DIRECTORY) -- Set or display the current working directory.
usage:  WD [pathname]


FORMAT

  WD [pathname]


  WD  sets  the  working  directory  for  the  current  process to the specified
  directory.  The working directory is where the system looks for  objects  when
  you don't explicitly specify a directory as a part of a pathname.


ARGUMENTS

  pathname
  (optional)         Specify new working directory.  This may be a derived name,
                     but must point to a  directory  or  link  to  a  directory.
                     Specifying a file will cause an error.  WD also accepts the
                     command line parser arguments "-" and "*".  If you  specify
                     a  hyphen (-), WD looks to standard input for the directory
                     name.  An asterisk (*) followed  by  the  name  of  a  file
                     directs  WD  to  look  inside that file for the new working
                     directory name.

                     Default if omitted:  display current working directory.


EXAMPLES

  1. $ wd //fred/jtj             Set new working directory.
     $ wd                        Display the new setting.
     //fred/jtj
     $ wd stuff/revised          Set working directory with derived name.
     $ wd                        Display the new setting.
     //fred/jtj/stuff/revised

  2. $ wd -                      Direct input to standard input for new
     //frodo/my_stuff             directory name.
     *** EOF ***                 Signal end of input with CTRL/Z.
     $

  3. $ wd *newdir                Direct input to a file named "newdir"
     $                            that holds the name of the new working
                                  directory.


RELATED TOPICS

  More information is available.  Type:

  - HELP PATHNAME
   for general information about pathnames.

  - HELP CL
   for information about the command line parser.