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CHDIR(2) BSD System Calls Manual CHDIR(2)
NAME
chdir, fchdir -- change current working directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int
chdir(const char *path);
int
fchdir(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION
The path argument points to the pathname of a directory. The chdir() function causes the named direc-tory directory
tory to become the current working directory, that is, the starting point for path searches of path-names pathnames
names not beginning with a slash, `/'.
The fchdir() function causes the directory referenced by fildes to become the current working direc-tory, directory,
tory, the starting point for path searches of pathnames not beginning with a slash, `/'.
In order for a directory to become the current directory, a process must have execute (search) access
to the directory.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, a value of 0 is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno
is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The Chdir() system call will fail and the current working directory will be unchanged if one or more of
the following are true:
[EACCES] Search permission is denied for any component of the path name.
[EFAULT] Path points outside the process's allocated address space.
[EIO] An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.
[ELOOP] Too many symbolic links were encountered in translating the pathname. This is taken
to be indicative of a looping symbolic link.
[ENAMETOOLONG] A component of a pathname exceeded {NAME_MAX} characters, or an entire path name
exceeded {PATH_MAX} characters.
[ENOENT] The named directory does not exist.
[ENOTDIR] A component of the path prefix is not a directory.
Fchdir() will fail and the current working directory will be unchanged if one or more of the following
are true:
[EACCES] Search permission is denied for the directory referenced by the file descriptor.
[EBADF] The argument fildes is not a valid file descriptor.
[EINTR] Fchdir() was interrupted by a signal.
[EIO] An I/O error occurred while reading from or writing to the file system.
[ENOTDIR] The file descriptor does not reference a directory.
SEE ALSO
chroot(2)
STANDARDS
The chdir() is expected to conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (``POSIX.1'').
HISTORY
The fchdir() function call appeared in 4.2BSD.
4th Berkeley Distribution December 11, 1993 4th Berkeley Distribution
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