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Common Commands |
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Help text |
AddonTool |
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Mounted Commands |
.Mount/\Command |
CmdShorthand |
#Constant |
$FUNCTION |
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!GuardNote |
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Operating Systems |
NT/2K/XP/K3 |
NT Only |
NT/2K |
2K Only |
2K/XP |
XP Only |
XP/K3 |
K3 Only |
2K/XP/K3 |
Related Resources from the NT/2K/XP/K3 Command Library
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Short Description |
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.ListCD |
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Display current directory of all accessible local and network drives. |
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.GetCD |
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Displays the current directory -AND- updates #cd |
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#cd |
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Current directory (consistent across NT/2K/XP/K3) |
Go straight to !GuardNotes. (updated
2004-07-13)
This is the Mounted Help Text. We also archive the Common Help Text
for NT,
2K, XP and
K3
Description
Displays the name of or changes the current directory.
Syntax
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CHDIR |
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[/D]
[drive:][path] |
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CHDIR |
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[..] |
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CD |
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[/D]
[drive:][path] |
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CD |
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[..] |
Parameters and Switches
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.. |
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Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory. |
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/D |
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Change current drive in addition to changing current directory for a drive. |
Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive.
Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
Use the /D switch to change current drive in addition to changing current directory for a drive.
Examples, Notes and Instructions
If Command Extensions are enabled CHDIR changes as follows:
The current directory string is converted to use the same case as the on disk names. So CD C:\TEMP would actually set the
current directory to C:\Temp if that is the case on disk.
CHDIR command does not treat spaces as
delimeiters, so it is possible to CD
into a subdirectory name that contains a space without surrounding the name with quotes. For example:
CD \winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu
is the same as:
CD "\winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu"
which is what you would have to type if extensions were disabled.
GuardNotes
Things that are different (by design, by accident or otherwise)
%cd% variable not present in Windows NT
An internal variable called %CD% stores the current directory in 2K/XP/K3. Since this value is NOT PRESENT in
Windows NT, we suggest that you code your scripts using the Library Constant %#cd%,
which is CONSISTENT across NT/2K/XP/K3.
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