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  2.  C H D I R  COMMAND                                                           
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Changes the DOS current directory of the current drive, to a new    
  6.           directory, or displays the current directory path of a drive.       
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  CHDIR[\path]  or  CD[\path]                                         
  9.                                                                               
  10.  Remarks: [\path]  if specified will change the current directory path to the 
  11.           new directory path specified.                                       
  12.                                                                               
  13.           Type CHDIR or CD with no parameters, to display the current direct- 
  14.           ory path of the current drive.                                      
  15.                                                                               
  16.           DOS looks in the current directory to find files whose names are    
  17.           entered without specifying a path.  If you do not specify a drive   
  18.           and/or path, the current drive/path is assumed.  Changing the cur-  
  19.           rent directory allows you to find files in different directories.   
  20.                                                                               
  21.                                                                               
  22.  Example: CD\  changes from the current directory to the root directory.      
  23.                                                                               
  24.           CD\PROGRAMS changes from the current directory to the \PROGRAMS     
  25.           subdirectory.                                                       
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