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NAME
     chdir - change working directory

SYNOPSIS
     (chdir = 12.)
     sys chdir; dirname

     chdir(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.

SEE ALSO
     chdir (I)

DIAGNOSTICS
     The error bit (c-bit) is set if the given name is not that
     of a directory or is not readable.  From C, a -1 returned
     value indicates an error, 0 indicates success.

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