CD(1)                    DOMAIN/IX SYS5                     CD(1)



NAME
     cd - change working directory

USAGE
     cd [ directory ]

DESCRIPTION
     If directory is not specified, cd uses the value of the
     environment variable $HOME as the new working directory.  If
     directory specifies a complete path starting with a slash
     (/), a period (.), or two consecutive periods (..), direc-
     tory becomes the new working directory.  If neither case
     applies, cd tries to find the designated directory relative
     to one of the paths specified by the $CDPATH Shell variable.
     $CDPATH has the same syntax as, and similar semantics to,
     the $PATH Shell variable.

     Because a new process is created to execute each command, cd
     would be ineffective if written as a normal command; there-
     fore, it is recognized by and is internal to the shell.

EXAMPLES
     To change your working directory to directory called mydata,
     type the following:

          # cd mydata

     To advance your working directory one level up in the naming
     hierarchy, use this command:

          # cd ..

RELATED INFORMATION
     pwd(1), sh(1), chdir(2).



















Printed 12/4/86                                              CD-1