How to change current working directory using a batch file

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Ananya picture Ananya · Feb 28, 2011 · Viewed 301.8k times · Source

I need some help in writing a batch file. I have a path stored in a variable root as follows:

set root=D:\Work\Root

Then I am changing my working directory to this root as follows:

cd %root%

When I execute this batch file from anywhere on the D drive this is done successfully. But when I execute the same batch file from some other drive, cd %root% doesn't work.

Is there a way I can get the drive letter from the root variable? I can then change the current directory to this drive first and then cd %root% shall work.

Answer

Andriy M picture Andriy M · Feb 28, 2011

Specify /D to change the drive also.

CD /D %root%

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