NAME¶
cd - Change working directory
SYNOPSIS¶
cd ?
dirName?
DESCRIPTION¶
Change the current working directory to
dirName, or to the home directory
(as specified in the HOME environment variable) if
dirName is not
given. Returns an empty string. Note that the current working directory is a
per-process resource; the
cd command changes the working directory for
all interpreters and (in a threaded environment) all threads.
EXAMPLES¶
Change to the home directory of the user
fred:
Change to the directory
lib that is a sibling directory of the current
one:
SEE ALSO¶
filename(3tcl), glob(3tcl), pwd(3tcl)
KEYWORDS¶
working directory