Change Directory

CD or CHDIR

Points to Remember :

• The CD or CHDIR command switches (or changes) to the specified directory.
• The command with double dot (i.e.CD..) changes to the parent directory.
• The command with back slash (i.e. CD\) switches to the root directory.

Syntax

CD [drive:] [path]

CHDIR [drive:] [path]

CD [..]

CD [\]

where, 

CHDIR : Change directory

CD          :   Abbreviated version of CHDIR.

[drive:]   :   The drive where the directory change is to be performed

[path]     :    The location of directory to be changed into.

..             :     To change to parent directory.

\              :     To change to the root directory.

Example 1

C:\>CD CLASS9 (press enter key)

It changes (or switches) into the sub directory CLASS9 of root directory (C:/>).

Example 2

C:\>CHDIR CLASS`10(press enter key)

It also changes into sub directory CLASS10 of root directory and C:\> prompt 

changes to C:\CLASS10>

Example 3

C:\>CD CLASS9\SUMA (press enter key)

It also changes(enters) into sub directory SUMA of directory CLASS9 from C:\>

 in a single step, and shows the prompt as: C:\CLASS9\SUMA>

Example 4

C:\CLASS9\SUMA\..(press enter key)

It changes to the parent directory CLASS9 of sub directory SUMA and shows the 

prompt as: C:\CLASS9> 

Example 5

C:\CLASS9>SUMA>CD\ (press enter key)

It changes to the next sub directory and shows the prompt as B:C:\CLASS10

Example 6

C:\>CLASS9>CD>\CLASS10(press enter key)

It changes to the next sub directory (i.e. CLASS10) of root directory and shows 

the prompt as C:\CLASS10> 

Example 7

C:\CLASS10>CD(press enter key)

It shows currently working directory C:\CLASS10