.TH CHDIR 2
.SH NAME
chdir \- change working directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B #include <u.h>
.br
.B #include <libc.h>
.PP
.B
int chdir(char *dirname)
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Chdir
changes the working directory
of the invoking process to
.IR dirname .
The working directory is the starting point for
evaluating file names that do not begin with
.L /
or
.LR # ,
as explained in
.IR intro (2).
When Plan 9 boots, the initial process has
.L /
for its working directory.
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/libc/9syscall
.SH SEE ALSO
.IR intro (2)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Sets
.IR errstr .