Command: cd
CD displays the name of or changes the current directory.
Syntax:
CD [drive] [path]
CD [..] [-] [\] [/?]
drive The drive letter, e.g. C:
path The directory, e.g. \example\
Options:
.. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory.
- If "last directory" feature is enabled, change to last
directory.
\ Changes to root.
/? Shows the help.
Comments:
Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive.
Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
If no drive is specified, then the current drive is assumed.
If no path is specified, the current directory is displayed.
You can also use CHDIR instead of CD.
CD is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
in order to work.
Examples:
cd c:\fdos changes to the directory c:\fdos
cd .. changes back from c:\fdos to c:\
cd \ changes back from c:\anydirectory\anysubdirectory
to c:\
if you are at c:\ :
cd fdos changes to the directory c:\fdos
cd bin changes to the directory c:\fdos\bin
cd d:\example changes the directory on d: to d:\example, but does
NOT change to drive d:
See also:
cdd
chdir
md
mkdir
rd
rmdir
Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.
This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.