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diff --git a/tcl8.6/doc/cd.n b/tcl8.6/doc/cd.n new file mode 100644 index 0000000..67cdd17 --- /dev/null +++ b/tcl8.6/doc/cd.n @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +'\" +'\" Copyright (c) 1993 The Regents of the University of California. +'\" Copyright (c) 1994-1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. +'\" +'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution +'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. +'\" +.TH cd n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros +.BS +'\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! +.SH NAME +cd \- Change working directory +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBcd \fR?\fIdirName\fR? +.BE +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +Change the current working directory to \fIdirName\fR, or to the +home directory (as specified in the HOME environment variable) if +\fIdirName\fR is not given. +Returns an empty string. +Note that the current working directory is a per-process resource; the +\fBcd\fR command changes the working directory for all interpreters +and (in a threaded environment) all threads. +.SH EXAMPLES +.PP +Change to the home directory of the user \fBfred\fR: +.PP +.CS +\fBcd\fR ~fred +.CE +.PP +Change to the directory \fBlib\fR that is a sibling directory of the +current one: +.PP +.CS +\fBcd\fR ../lib +.CE +.SH "SEE ALSO" +filename(n), glob(n), pwd(n) +.SH KEYWORDS +working directory |