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 chdir(CMD)                      19 June 1992                      chdir(CMD)


 Name

    chdir (cd) - display name of current directory or change current
    directory

 Syntax


    chdir [drive:][path]

    chdir[..]

    cd [drive:][path]

    cd[..]

    To display the names of the current drive and directory, use either of
    the following syntax lines:

    chdir

    cd


 Parameters


    [drive:][path]
                  Specifies the drive (if other than the current drive) and
                  directory to which you want to change.

    ..            Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.


 Notes


    Changing to the root directory

    The root directory is the top of the directory hierarchy for a drive.  To
    return to the root directory, type the following command:

       cd \


    Using the current directory from a different drive

    If you are working in the \USER\JONES directory on drive C and you change
    to drive D, you can copy files to and from the \USER\JONES directory by
    specifying only the drive letter C.

    Changing the directory on another drive

    You can change the current directory on another drive by specifying the
    drive name on the command line when you use chdir.

 Examples

    Either of the following commands changes your current directory to the
    directory named PRIMETIM:

       chdir \primetim

       cd \primetim


    Suppose you have a directory named SPECIALS with a subdirectory named
    SPONSORS.  To change your current directory to \SPECIALS\SPONSORS, type
    the following command:

       cd \specials\sponsors


    Or, if your current directory is \SPECIALS, you can use the following
    command to change to the \SPECIALS\SPONSORS directory:

       cd sponsors


    To change from a subdirectory back to the parent directory, type the fol-
    lowing command:

       cd ..


    To display the name of the current directory, you can use chdir or cd
    without a parameter.  For example, if your current directory is
    \USER\JONES on the disk in drive B, type chdir to see the following
    response:

       B:\USER\JONES


    If you are working on drive D and you want to copy all files in the
    \USER\JONES and \USER\LEWIS directories on drive C to the root directory
    on drive D, type the following commands:

       chdir c:\user\jones
       copy c:*.* d:\
       chdir c:\user\lewis
       copy c:*.* d:\


    If, instead, you want to copy all files in the \USER\JONES and
    \USER\LEWIS directories to your current location on drive D, type the
    following commands:

       chdir c:\user\jones
       copy c:*.* d:
       chdir c:\user\lewis
       copy c:*.* d: