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  1. .th CHDIR I 5/15/74
  2. .sh NAME
  3. chdir \*- change working directory
  4. .sh SYNOPSIS
  5. .bd chdir
  6. directory
  7. .sh DESCRIPTION
  8. .it Directory
  9. becomes the new working directory.
  10. The process must have execute (search)
  11. permission in
  12. .it directory.
  13. .s3
  14. Because a new process is created to execute each command,
  15. .it chdir
  16. would be ineffective if it were written as a
  17. normal command.  It is therefore recognized and executed
  18. by the Shell.
  19. .sh "SEE ALSO"
  20. sh (I), pwd (I)
  21. .sh BUGS
  22.