About
Cd is a command that:
- displays the name of the current directory.
- or changes the current directory.
More: the online help can be read by typing:
cd /?
Syntax
CHDIR [/D] [drive:][path]
CHDIR [..]
CD [/D] [drive:][path]
CD [..]
where:
- .. is the parent directory.
- the D switch change the current drive in addition to changing the current directory for a drive.
How to
display the current directory
Type CD without parameters to display the current drive and directory.
cd
get the current directory
SET WORKING_DIR=%cd%
Command Extensions
If Command Extensions are enabled CHDIR changes as follows:
Path case
The current directory string is converted to use the same case as the on disk names. So CD C:\TEMP would actually set the current directory to C:\Temp if that is the case on disk.
Spaces are not delimiters
CHDIR command does not treat spaces as delimiters, so it is possible to CD into a subdirectory name that contains a space without surrounding the name with quotes. For example:
cd \winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu
is the same as:
cd "\winnt\profiles\username\programs\start menu"
which is what you would have to type if extensions were disabled.