/2/chdir

NAME

chdir – change working directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <u.h> #include <libc.h>
int chdir(char *dirname)

DESCRIPTION

Chdir changes the working directory of the invoking process to dirname. The working directory is the starting point for evaluating file names that do not begin with / or #, as explained in intro(2). When Plan 9 boots, the initial process has / for its working directory.

SOURCE

/sys/src/libc/9syscall

SEE ALSO

intro(2), getwd(2)

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.


	`#include <u.h> #include <libc.h>` `int chdir(char *dirname)`


	Chdir changes the working directory of the invoking process to dirname. The working directory is the starting point for evaluating file names that do not begin with `/` or `#`, as explained in intro(2). When Plan 9 boots, the initial process has `/` for its working directory.