CHDIR(2)CHDIR(2)

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

intro(2), getwd(2)

DIAGNOSTICS

Sets errstr.