cd(1)                 UNIX System V(Essential Utilities)                  cd(1)


NAME
      cd - change working directory

SYNOPSIS
      cd [ directory ]

DESCRIPTION
      If directory is not specified, the value of shell parameter $HOME is used
      as the new working directory.  If directory specifies a complete path
      starting with /, ., or .., directory becomes the new working directory.
      If neither case applies, cd tries to find the designated directory
      relative to one of the paths specified by the $CDPATH shell variable.
      $CDPATH has the same syntax as, and similar semantics to, the $PATH shell
      variable.  cd must have execute (search) permission in directory.

      Because a new process is created to execute each command, cd would be
      ineffective if it were written as a normal command; therefore, it is
      recognized by and is internal to the shell.

SEE ALSO
      pwd(1), sh(1).
      chdir(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.
































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