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.TH SYS-CHDIR 2 .SH NAME chdir \- change working directory .SH SYNOPSIS .EX include "sys.m"; sys := load Sys Sys->PATH; chdir: fn(path: string): int; .EE .SH DESCRIPTION .B Chdir changes the working directory of the invoking process and its file name space group to .IR path . .PP The working directory is the starting point for evaluating file names that do not begin with .B / or .BR # , as explained in .IR sys-intro (2). .PP When Inferno boots, the initial process has .B / for its working directory. .PP Applications that invoke .B chdir normally use the .B FORKNS option of .IR sys-pctl (2) to prevent the change from affecting the surrounding environment. .SH DIAGNOSTICS Returns 0 on success; -1 on failure. .SH SEE ALSO .IR sys-intro (2)