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CHDIR(2)                      System Calls Manual                     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 ALSO
       intro(2)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Sets errstr.



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