NAME

chdir − change working directory

SYNOPSIS

­#include <u.h>
­#include <libc.h>

int chdir(char ∗dirname)

DESCRIPTION

­Chdir changes the working directory of the invoking process to dirname. The working directory is the starting point for evaluating file names that do not begin with ­/ or #, as explained in intro(2). When Plan 9 boots, the initial process has ­/ for its working directory. 

SOURCE

­/sys/src/libc/9syscall

SEE ALSO

intro(2)

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.

Plan 9  —  December 11, 1999