CD(1) CD(1) NAME cd - change working directory SYNOPSIS cd directory DESCRIPTION _D_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y becomes the new working directory. The process must have execute (search) permission in _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y. Because a new process is created to execute each command, _c_d would be ineffective if it were written as a normal command. It is therefore recognized and executed by the shells. In _c_s_h(1) you may specify a list of directories in which _d_i_r_e_c_t_o_r_y is to be sought as a subdirec‐ tory if it is not a subdirectory of the current directory; see the description of the _c_d_p_a_t_h variable in _c_s_h(1). SEE ALSO csh(1), sh(1), pwd(1), chdir(2) 4th Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 CD(1)