3.1 cd

The cd command changes the working directory.

Syntax:

      cd '<directory-name>'

The directory name must be enclosed in quotes.

Examples:

      cd 'subdir'
      cd ".."

It is recommended that Windows users use single-quotes, because backslash [\] has special significance inside double-quotes and has to be escaped. For example,

      cd "c:\newdata"

fails, but

      cd 'c:\newdata'
      cd "c:\\newdata"

work as expected.

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