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CHDIR(3F)  —  Unix Programmer’s Manual

NAME

chdir − change default directory

SYNOPSIS

integer function chdir (dirname)
character∗(∗) dirname

DESCRIPTION

The default directory for creating and locating files will be changed to dirname.  Zero is returned if successful; an error code otherwise. 

FILES

/usr/lib/libU77.a

SEE ALSO

cd(1), chdir(2), perror(3F)

BUGS

Pathnames can be no longer than 127 characters. 

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