# Command: chdir

      CHDIR displays the name of or changes the current directory.

## Syntax:

      CHDIR [drive] [path]
      CHDIR [..] [-] [\] [/?]
            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 CHDIR drive: to display the current directory in the specified
      drive.
      Type CHDIR 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 CD instead of CHDIR.
      CHDIR is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
      in order to work.

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## Examples:

        chdir c:\fdos     changes to the directory c:\fdos
        chdir ..          changes back from c:\fdos to c:\
        chdir \           changes back from c:\anydirectory\anysubdirectory
                          to c:\
      if you are at c:\ :
        chdir fdos        changes to the directory c:\fdos
        chdir bin         changes to the directory c:\fdos\bin
        chdir d:\example  changes the directory on d: to d:\example,
                          but does NOT change to drive d:

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## See also:

      cd
      cdd
      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.