CD(C) XENIX System V CD(C)
Name
cd - Changes working directory.
Syntax
cd [ directory ]
Description
If specified, directory becomes the new working directory;
otherwise the value of the shell parameter $HOME is used.
The process must have search (execute) permission in all
directories (components) specified in the full pathname of
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 executed by the shell.
If the shell is reading its commands from a terminal, and
the specified directory does not exist (or some component
cannot be searched), spelling correction is applied to each
component of directory, in a search for the ``correct''
name. The shell then asks whether or not to try and change
directory to the corrected directory name; an answer of n
means ``no'', and anything else is taken as ``yes''.
Notes
Wildcard designators will work with the cd command.
See Also
pwd(C), sh(C), chdir(S)
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