NAME

chdir − change default directory

SYNOPSIS

integer function chdir (dirname)
character∗(∗) dirname

DESCRIPTION

The default directory for creating and locating files will be changed to dirname.  Zero is returned if successful; an error code otherwise. 

FILES

/usr/lib/libU77.a

SEE ALSO

chdir(2), cd(1), perror(3F)

BUGS

Pathnames can be no longer than MAXPATHLEN as defined in <sys/param.h>. 

Use of this function may cause inquire by unit to fail. 

Certain FORTRAN file operations reopen files by name.  Using chdir while doing I/O may result in the run-time system to lose track of files created with relative pathnames (including files created by OPEN statements without file names). 

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 13 June 1983