CHDIR

CHDIR

NAME

chdir - change working directory

SYNOPSIS

#include <unistd.h>

int chdir(const char *path); int fchdir(int fd);

DESCRIPTION

chdir changes the current directory to that specified in path.

RETURN VALUE

On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

Depending on the file system, other errors can be returned. The more general errors for chdir are listed below:

EFAULT

path points outside your accessible address space.

ENAMETOOLONG

path is too long.

ENOENT

The file does not exist.

ENOMEM

Insufficient kernel memory was available.

ENOTDIR

A component of path is not a directory.

EACCES

Search permission is denied on a component of path.

ELOOP

Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving path.

EIO

An I/O error occurred.

CONFORMING TO

The chdir(2) call is compatible with SVr4, SVID, POSIX, X/OPEN, 4.4BSD. SVr4 documents additional EINTR, ENOLINK, and EMULTIHOP error conditions but has no ENOMEM. POSIX.1 does not have ENOMEM or ELOOP error conditions. X/OPEN does not have EFAULT, ENOMEM or EIO error conditions.

SEE ALSO

getcwd(3), chroot(2), fchdir(2)