CHDIR(2) CHDIR(2)
NAME
chdir, chroot - change default directory
SYNOPSIS
chdir(dirname)
char *dirname;
chroot(dirname)
char *dirname;
DESCRIPTION
Dirname is the address of the pathname of a directory, ter-
minated by a null byte. Chdir causes this directory to
become the current working directory, the starting point for
path names not beginning with `/'.
Chroot sets the root directory, the starting point for path
names beginning with `/'. The call is restricted to the
super-user.
SEE ALSO
cd(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
Zero is returned if the directory is changed; -1 is returned
if the given name is not that of a directory or is not
searchable.
ASSEMBLER
(chdir = 12.)
sys chdir; dirname
(chroot = 61.)
sys chroot; dirname