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.TH CHDIR 2 "2 July 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
chdir \- change current working directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.ft B
chdir(path)
char *path;
.ft R
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Path
is the pathname of a directory.
.I Chdir
causes this directory
to become the current working directory,
the starting point for path names not beginning with ``/''.
.PP
In order for a directory to become the current directory,
a process must have execute (search) access to the directory.
.SH "RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and \fIerrno\fP is set to indicate
the error.
.SH ERRORS
.I Chdir
will fail and the current working directory will be unchanged if
one or more of the following are true:
.TP 15
[ENOTDIR]
A component of the pathname is not a directory.
.TP 15
[ENOENT]
The named directory does not exist.
.TP 15
[ENOENT]
The argument path name was too long.
.TP 15
[EPERM]
The argument contains a byte with the high-order bit set.
.TP 15
[EACCES]
Search permission is denied for any component of
the path name.
.TP 15
[EFAULT]
.I Path
points outside the process's allocated address space.
.TP 15
[ELOOP]
Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating
the pathname.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chroot(2)
Commit	Line	Data
fc24c23b C	1	.TH CHDIR 2 "2 July 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	chdir \- change current working directory
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.nf
	7	.ft B
	8	chdir(path)
	9	char *path;
	10	.ft R
	11	.fi
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	.I Path
	14	is the pathname of a directory.
	15	.I Chdir
	16	causes this directory
	17	to become the current working directory,
	18	the starting point for path names not beginning with ``/''.
	19	.PP
	20	In order for a directory to become the current directory,
	21	a process must have execute (search) access to the directory.
	22	.SH "RETURN VALUE
	23	Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
	24	Otherwise, a value of \-1 is returned and \fIerrno\fP is set to indicate
	25	the error.
	26	.SH ERRORS
	27	.I Chdir
	28	will fail and the current working directory will be unchanged if
	29	one or more of the following are true:
	30	.TP 15
	31	[ENOTDIR]
	32	A component of the pathname is not a directory.
	33	.TP 15
	34	[ENOENT]
	35	The named directory does not exist.
	36	.TP 15
	37	[ENOENT]
	38	The argument path name was too long.
	39	.TP 15
	40	[EPERM]
	41	The argument contains a byte with the high-order bit set.
	42	.TP 15
	43	[EACCES]
	44	Search permission is denied for any component of
	45	the path name.
	46	.TP 15
	47	[EFAULT]
	48	.I Path
	49	points outside the process's allocated address space.
	50	.TP 15
	51	[ELOOP]
	52	Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating
	53	the pathname.
	54	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	55	chroot(2)