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CHDIR 2
NAME
chdir - change working directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <u.h>

#include <libc.h>

int chdir(char *dirname)

DESCRIPTION
Chdir changes the working directory of the invoking process to dirname . The working directory is the starting point for evaluating file names that do not begin with .L / or .LR # , as explained in intro (2). When Plan 9 boots, the initial process has .L / for its working directory.
SOURCE
/sys/src/libc/9syscall
SEE ALSO
intro (2)
DIAGNOSTICS
Sets errstr .