cd - Change working directory
Synopsis
cd [ directory ]
Description
You can use cd to change the working directory.
qsh sets the PWD variable to the
new working directory and the OLDPWD variable to
the previous working directory.
Options
None.
Operands
For directory, you can specify:
- - (minus)
- qsh changes the working directory to the
previous directory and displays the new working directory
name.
- /name or ../name
- qsh changes the working directory to the
specified name.
- name (does not begin with a / or ../)
- If the CDPATH variable is set,
qsh prepends each directory in CDPATH to
name to construct a directory name. qsh
changes to the first directory that you have permission to.
qsh displays the new working directory name.
If the CDPATH variable is not set,
qsh changes the working directory to the specified
name.
- not specified
- qsh changes the working directory to the value
of the HOME variable.
You must have permission to the specified
directory.
Exit Status
- 0 when successful.
- >0 when unsuccessful.
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