source code for unix environments 'cd' command

unix chdir
debugger picture debugger · May 19, 2009 · Viewed 15k times · Source

Where can I find the source code for Unix environment's cd command?

I want to know how the command is implemented.

Answer

Aaron Digulla picture Aaron Digulla · May 19, 2009

Here is a complete explanation how cd works: http://web.archive.org/web/20090515201659/http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~brett/cs153_w02/syscall.html

The cd Unix command just calls chdir and examines the error codes.

Related questions

chdir() to home directory

I am using the chdir() C function to allow a user to change directory. The function however, doesn't recognize '~'. Do I need to do any explicit conversion, so chdir doesn't recognize what ~ means? Because mine isn't working. Or …

Read More
Using chdir to change working directory in c

I'm fairly new to C,and seem to have hit a wall. Am I passing this argument to change working directory whenever someone types in cd directory correctly? If I don't include a directory, it defaults to reporting the present …

Read More
How can I check if a directory exists in a Bash shell script?

What command can be used to check if a directory exists or not, within a Bash shell script?

Read More