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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California. |
| 2 | .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement | |
| 3 | .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. | |
| 4 | .\" | |
| d909a2a9 | 5 | .\" @(#)cd.1 6.1 (Berkeley) %G% |
| 60aceb15 | 6 | .\" |
| d909a2a9 | 7 | .TH CD 1 "" |
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8 | .UC 4 |
| 9 | .SH NAME | |
| 10 | cd \- change working directory | |
| 11 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
| 12 | .B cd | |
| 13 | directory | |
| 14 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
| 15 | .I Directory | |
| 16 | becomes the new working directory. | |
| 17 | The process must have execute (search) | |
| 18 | permission in | |
| 19 | .IR directory . | |
| 20 | .PP | |
| 21 | Because a new process is created to execute each command, | |
| 22 | .I cd | |
| 23 | would be ineffective if it were written as a | |
| 24 | normal command. It is therefore recognized and executed | |
| 25 | by the shells. | |
| 26 | In | |
| 27 | .IR csh (1) | |
| 28 | you may specify a list of directories in which | |
| 29 | .I directory | |
| 30 | is to be sought as a subdirectory if it is not | |
| 31 | a subdirectory of the current directory; | |
| 32 | see the description of the | |
| 33 | .I cdpath | |
| 34 | variable in | |
| 35 | .IR csh (1). | |
| 36 | .SH "SEE ALSO" | |
| 37 | csh(1), sh(1), pwd(1), chdir(2) |