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\cd
Changes the current working directory to directory . Without argument, changes to the current user's home directory. For details on how home directories are found, see Section 32.16 .
Reading PostgreSQL 18.6.
Description
Changes the current working directory to directory . Without argument, changes to the current user's home directory. For details on how home directories are found, see Section 32.16 .
- Client
- psql 18.6
- Case-sensitive spelling
- \cd
Usage
\cd [ directory ]Spellings in this manual definition
| Command | Documented suffix modifiers |
|---|---|
| \cd | None listed in this signature |
Manual definition
\cd [directory]-
Changes the current working directory to
directory. Without argument, changes to the current user's home directory. For details on how home directories are found, see Section 32.16.Tip
To print your current working directory, use
\! pwd.
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Documentation and source
Source build
- Version
- 18.6
- Build
- https://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/source/v18.6/postgresql-18.6.tar.bz2
- Source fingerprint
ee8d1a3612338fd9adf250730cb640fcc5233b5491337cc00a316a44e3a0b9f8
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- "definition": "Changes the current working directory to directory . Without argument, changes to the current user's home directory. Tip To print your current working directory, use \\! pwd .",
+ "definition": "Changes the current working directory to directory . Without argument, changes to the current user's home directory. For details on how home directories are found, see Section 32.16 . Tip To print your current working directory, use \\! pwd .",
"modifiers": [],
"signature": "\\cd [ directory ]",
"spellings": [Compares recorded interfaces and attributes. Source fingerprints and build metadata are excluded; an absent sample is not proof of the introduction or removal release.
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Export JSON · Back to psql Commands · Recorded in PostgreSQL 10 through 20; the first sample is not necessarily its introduction.