CD(1-SysV)          RISC/os Reference Manual           CD(1-SysV)



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 Programmer's Reference Manual.































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