======Command cd======


====Name====
**cd** Changes the working directory

====Synopsis====

The cd command changes the working directory of the current shell.


====Examples====
Example:
%%
$ cd /tmp
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With no arguments changes to the users "home" directory.
The "home" directory is found by first looking for an environment variable "HOME" and if not found then using the java System property "user.home".

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