tldr/pages/windows/cd.md

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cd

Display the current working directory or move to a different directory. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Set-Location. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of cd. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/cd.

  • View documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command:

tldr set-location

  • Display the path of the current directory:

cd

  • Go to a specific directory in the same drive:

cd {{path\to\directory}}

  • Go to a specific directory in a different [d]rive:

cd /d {{C}}:{{path\to\directory}}

  • Go up to the parent of the current directory:

cd ..

  • Go to the home directory of the current user:

cd %userprofile%

  • Go to root of current drive:

cd \