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.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)chdir.3	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH CHDIR 3F ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
chdir \- change default directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B integer function chdir (dirname)
.br
.B character*(*) dirname
.SH DESCRIPTION
The default directory for creating and locating files will be
changed to
.I dirname.
Zero is returned if successful; an error code otherwise.
.SH FILES
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
.el /usr/lib/libU77.a
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chdir(2), cd(1), perror(3F)
.SH BUGS
Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in
.RI < sys/param.h >.
.PP
Use of this function may cause
.B inquire
by unit to fail.
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cc7830fb KM	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
	4	.\"
6281a954	5	.\" @(#)chdir.3 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
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6281a954	7	.TH CHDIR 3F ""
cc7830fb KM	8	.UC 5
	9	.SH NAME
	10	chdir \- change default directory
	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
	12	.B integer function chdir (dirname)
	13	.br
	14	.B character() dirname
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	The default directory for creating and locating files will be
	17	changed to
	18	.I dirname.
	19	Zero is returned if successful; an error code otherwise.
	20	.SH FILES
	21	.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
	22	.el /usr/lib/libU77.a
	23	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	24	chdir(2), cd(1), perror(3F)
	25	.SH BUGS
	26	Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in
	27	.RI < sys/param.h >.
	28	.PP
	29	Use of this function may cause
	30	.B inquire
	31	by unit to fail.