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\

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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.

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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.

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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:

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See also:

  cdd
  chdir
  md
  mkdir
  rd
  rmdir

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File:

  Please read this command's lsm file also.
  You will find the updated version (internet) here and
  the version described in this manual page here.
  The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
  the download site, and some other command related information.

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  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.