NAME

cd − change working directory

SYNOPSIS

cd directory

DESCRIPTION

Directory becomes the new working directory.  The process must have execute (search) permission in directory.

A new process is created to execute each command; therefore, cd is ineffective if written as a normal command.  Cd is thus recognized and executed by the shells.  In csh(1) you may specify a list of directories in which directory is to be sought as a subdirectory, if it is not a subdirectory of the current directory; (see the description of the cdpath variable in csh(1)).

SEE ALSO

csh(1), sh(1), pwd(1), chdir(2)

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