CD(1)                INTERACTIVE UNIX System                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 /, ., .., 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 and is internal to the shell.

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






























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