NAME
chdir, fchdir - change working directory
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int chdir(const char *path); int fchdir(int fd);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
fchdir(): _BSD_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
DESCRIPTION
chdir() changes the current working directory of the calling process to the directory specified in path.
fchdir() is identical to chdir(); the only difference is that the directory is given as an open file descriptor.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
Depending on the file system, other errors can be returned. The more general errors for chdir() are listed below:
EACCES | Search permission is denied for one of the components of path. (See also path_resolution(7).) |
EFAULT | path points outside your accessible address space. |
EIO | An I/O error occurred. |
ELOOP | Too many symbolic links were encountered in resolving path. |
ENAMETOOLONG | |
path is too long. | |
ENOENT | The file does not exist. |
ENOMEM | Insufficient kernel memory was available. |
ENOTDIR | |
A component of path is not a directory. | |
The general errors for fchdir() are listed below: | |
EACCES | Search permission was denied on the directory open on fd. |
EBADF | fd is not a valid file descriptor. |
CONFORMING TO
SVr4, 4.4BSD, POSIX.1-2001.
NOTES
The current working directory is the starting point for interpreting relative pathnames (those not starting with '/').
A child process created via fork(2) inherits its parents current working directory. The current working directory is left unchanged by execve(2).
The prototype for fchdir() is only available if _BSD_SOURCE is defined, or _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined with the value 500.
SEE ALSO
chroot(2), getcwd(3), path_resolution(7)
COLOPHON
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