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Perl Programming/Keywords/chdir
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The chdir keyword
chdir changeds the working directory to the new destination in EXPRESSION. Without EXPRESSION, it changes to the directory defined in $ENV{HOME}, if set. If this is also not set, it changes to $ENV{LOGDIR}. (On VMS, $ENV{SYS$LOGIN} is also checked.)
chdir returns true on success and false otherwise.
If the operating system supports fchdir(2), a DIRHANDLE or FILEHANDLE can also be used. If this is not the case, an exception is raised.
Syntax
chdir DIRHANDLE
chdir EXPRESSION
chdir FILEHANDLE
chdir
Examples
chdir \
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