16.4 )cd

ugSysCmdcd

cd

User Level Required: interpreter

Command Syntax:

)cd directory

Command Description:

This command sets the FriCAS working current directory. The current directory is used for looking for input files (for )read), FriCAS library source files (for )compile), saved history environment files (for )history )restore), compiled FriCAS library files (for )library), and files to edit (for )edit). It is also used for writing spool files (via )spool), writing history input files (via )history )write) and history environment files (via )history )save),and compiled FriCAS library files (via )compile). read compile history )restore edit spool history )write history )save

If issued with no argument, this command sets the FriCAS current directory to your home directory. If an argument is used, it must be a valid directory name. Except for the ) at the beginning of the command, this has the same syntax as the operating system cd command.

Also See: )compile ugSysCmdcompile, )edit ugSysCmdedit, )history

ugSysCmdhistory, )library ugSysCmdlibrary, )read ugSysCmdread, and )spool ugSysCmdspool.