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