mcd.1

.TH mcd 1 "03Nov09" mtools-4.0.12
.SH Name
mcd - change MSDOS directory
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.SH Note\ of\ warning
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documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or complete.  See the
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.SH Description
.iX "p mcd"
.iX "c Directory (changing)"
.iX "c Working directory"
.iX "c Current working directory (changing the)"
.iX "c Default directory (changing the)"
.iX "c Mcwd file"
.PP
The \fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR command is used to change the mtools working directory
on the MS-DOS disk. It uses the following syntax:
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.nf
.ft 3
.in +0.3i
\&\fR\&\f(CWmcd [\fImsdosdirectory\fR\&\f(CW]
.fi
.in -0.3i
.ft R
.lp
 
\&\fR
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Without arguments, \fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR reports the current device and working
directory.  Otherwise, \fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR changes the current device and current
working directory relative to an MS-DOS filesystem.
.PP
The environmental variable \fR\&\f(CWMCWD\fR may be used to locate the file
where the device and current working directory information is stored.
The default is \fR\&\f(CW\(if$HOME/.mcwd\(is\fR.  Information in this file is ignored
if the file is more than 6 hours old.
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\&\fR\&\f(CWMcd\fR returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.
.PP
Unlike MS-DOS versions of \fR\&\f(CWCD\fR, \fR\&\f(CWmcd\fR can be used to change to
another device. It may be wise to remove old \fR\&\f(CW\(if.mcwd\(is\fR files at logout.
.PP
.SH See\ Also
Mtools' texinfo doc
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