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@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES. '\" -'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: cd.n,v 1.2 1998/09/14 18:39:51 stanton Exp $ -'\" -.so man.macros .TH cd n "" Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands" +.so man.macros .BS '\" Note: do not modify the .SH NAME line immediately below! .SH NAME @@ -16,13 +14,30 @@ 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 |