cd

cd [dir]
cd [-LP] [dir]
cd [-LP] [-]
cd [-LP] [old new]

With no arguments, change to home directory of user. Otherwise, change working directory to dir. If dir is a relative pathname but is not in the current directory, the CDPATH variable is searched. The last three command forms are specific to the Korn shell, where - stands for the previous directory. The fourth syntax modifies the current directory name by replacing string old with new and then switches to the resulting directory.

Options

-L

Use the logical path (what the user typed, including any symbolic links) for cd .. and the value of PWD. This is the default.

-P

Use the actual filesystem physical path for cd .. and the value of PWD.

Example

$ pwd
/var/spool/cron
$ cd cron uucp	cd prints the new directory
/var/spool/uucp