setcd


Sets the shell's current directory.

Synopsis

setcd [directory name]

Description

Specifies a directory as the current directory.

There's always a current directory in the shell. You can refer to files within that current directory in a relative manner without a full path specification, To display the current directory, use the showcd command, or by execute setcd with no arguments.

Arguments

[directory name]
Name of the new current directory. If this argument is not supplied, the name of the current directory is displayed, and is not changed.

Implementation

Command implemented in shell V20.

Built-in shell command.

Synonyms

cd

See Also

showcd