Chdir (cd)

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP OEM Upgrade

Displays the name of the current directory or changes the current folder.

The chdir or cd command with the parameters listed below is only available when you are using the Recovery Console. The chdir command with different parameters is available from the command prompt.

chdir [drive:][path] [..]

-or-

cd [drive:][path] [..]

Parameters
NoneUsed without parameters, chdir displays the names of the current drive and folder. Used with only a drive letter (for example, cd C:), chdir displays the current directory on the specified drive.
[drive:][path]Specifies the drive (if other than the current drive) and directory to which you want to change.
[..]Specifies that you want to change to the parent folder. Use a space between chdir and the two periods.

Notes: Chdir treats spaces as delimiters. Use quotation marks around a directory name containing spaces. For example:

cd "driver cache"

Chdir only operates within the system directories of the current Windows installation, removable media, the root directory of any hard disk partition, or the local installation sources.

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