cd

Changes Nelson current directory.

Syntax

• cd(dirname)
• cd dirname
• previous_path = cd(dirname)
• cd ..
• cd

Input argument

• dirname - a string: directory name to move.

Output argument

• previous_path - a string: previous directory.

Description

Changes the current working directory to dirname.

a = cd() without input argument returns the current working directory.

cd() without input argument displays the current working directory.

Example

previous = cd(tempdir())
cd
cd ..

See also

mkdir, pwd.

History

Author

Allan CORNET