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chdir — change working directory

libmega C library (-lmega)

#include <unistd.h>

int chdir(const char *path);

changes the current working directory of the calling process to the directory specified in path.

On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

chdir() can fail with the following errors:

The current working directory is the starting point for interpreting relative pathnames (those not starting with '/').