CHDIR(S) XENIX System V CHDIR(S)
Name
chdir - Changes the working directory.
Syntax
int chdir (path)
char *path;
Description
path points to the pathname of a directory. chdir causes
the named directory to become the current working directory,
the starting point for path searches for pathnames not
beginning with /.
chdir will fail and the current working directory will be
unchanged if one or more of the following are true:
A component of the pathname is not a directory.
[ENOTDIR]
The named directory does not exist. [ENOENT]
Search permission is denied for any component of the
pathname. [EACCES]
path points outside the process' allocated address
space. [EFAULT]
Return Value
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned.
Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to
indicate the error.
See Also
chroot(S)
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