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changeDirectory -- change the current working directory

Description

Change the current working directory to dir.

i1 : dir = temporaryFileName()

o1 = /tmp/M2-29463-0/0
 
i2 : makeDirectory dir

o2 = /tmp/M2-29463-0/0
 
i3 : changeDirectory dir

o3 = /tmp/M2-29463-0/0/
 
i4 : currentDirectory()

o4 = /tmp/M2-29463-0/0/

If dir is omitted, then the current working directory is changed to the user's home directory.

See also

For the programmer

The object changeDirectory is a compiled function.

The source of this document is in Macaulay2Doc/ov_system.m2:717:0.