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====== The cd builtin command ======
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===== Synopsis =====
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<code>cd [-L|-P] [DIRECTORY]</code>
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<code>cd -</code>
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===== Description =====
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The ''cd'' builtin command is used to change the current working directory
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* to the given directory (''cd DIRECTORY'')
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* to the previous working directory (''cd -'') as saved in the [[syntax:shellvars#OLDPWD|OLDPWD]] shell variable
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* to the user's home directory as specified in the [[syntax:shellvars#HOME|HOME]] environment variable (when used without a ''DIRECTORY'' argument)
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The ''cd'' builtin command searches the directories listed in [[syntax:shellvars#CDPATH|CDPATH]] for a matching directory.
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The default behaviour is to follow symbolic links unless the ''-P'' option is given or the shell is configured to do so (see the ''-P'' option of [[commands:builtin:set|the set builtin command]]).
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==== Options ====
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^Option^Description^
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|''-L'' |Follow symbolic links (default) |
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|''-P'' |Do not follow symbolic links |
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|''-@'' |Browse a file's extended attributed, if supported |
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==== Exit status ====
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* true if the directory was changed successfully
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* false if a change to the home directory was requested, but [[syntax:shellvars#HOME|HOME]] is unset
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* false if anything else goes wrong
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===== Examples =====
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==== Change the working directory to the user's home directory ====
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<code>cd</code>
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==== Change the working directory to the previous directory ====
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<code>cd -</code>
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===== Portability considerations =====
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===== See also =====
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* variable [[syntax:shellvars#CDPATH|CDPATH]]
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* variable [[syntax:shellvars#HOME|HOME]]
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* variable [[syntax:shellvars#OLDPWD|OLDPWD]]
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* the ''-P'' option of [[commands:builtin:set|the set builtin command]]
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