CHDIR
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NAME
chdir, chroot - change default directory
SYNOPSIS
chdir(dirname)
char *dirname;
chroot(dirname)
char *dirname;
DESCRIPTION
Dirname
is the address of the pathname of a directory, terminated by a null byte.
Chdir
causes this directory
to become the current working directory,
the starting point for path names not beginning with `/'.
Chroot
sets the root directory, the
starting point for path names beginning with `/'.
The call is restricted to the super-user.
SEE ALSO
cd(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned if the directory is changed; -1
is returned
if the given name is not that of a directory
or is not searchable.
ASSEMBLER
(chdir = 12.)
sys chdir; dirname
(chroot = 61.)
sys chroot; dirname
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